Overview
- Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6:3, 7:6 (8:6), saving three set points in the tiebreak and facing no break points, to start strongly in a group that includes Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
- Carlos Alcaraz opened with a 7:6 (7:5), 6:2 victory over Alex de Minaur to stay on track in his group.
- Novak Djokovic pulled out of Turin on medical advice due to a shoulder injury hours after winning Athens to become the oldest ATP event champion at 38 years and five months.
- Lorenzo Musetti entered the eight-man field as Djokovic’s replacement and lines up against Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz and de Minaur in group play.
- The season-ending event runs 9–16 November with two four-player groups before semifinals and a final, and in Germany every match airs live on Sky and streams via Sky Go and WOW with selected commentary from Boris Becker and Andrea Petkovic.