Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz faces Alex de Minaur in the opening round‑robin match in Turin, with the top seed leading their head‑to‑head 4–0.
- Novak Djokovic pulled out with a shoulder injury, promoting Lorenzo Musetti into the Connors group, with Alexander Bublik first alternate and Casper Ruud confirming he will serve as the second alternate.
- The Connors group features Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, De Minaur and Musetti, while the Borg group includes defending champion Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton and Felix Auger‑Aliassime.
- Daily play begins at 11:30 a.m. CET (5:30 a.m. ET), with US coverage on Tennis Channel and streaming on Fubo, and UK coverage on Sky Sports.
- The tournament offers a record $15.5 million purse, paying $2,367,000 to the singles champion, as Alcaraz and Sinner pursue the year‑end No. 1 ranking.