Overview
- Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal cleared Lorenzo Musetti into the Nitto ATP Finals, creating a field with two Italians for the first time.
- Musetti opens against Taylor Fritz in Torino not before 14:00 local time and joins the Jimmy Connors group with Carlos Alcaraz and Alex de Minaur.
- After their three-hour Athens final, Musetti said Djokovic told him at the net he would skip Torino and he affirmed the decision complied with ATP rules.
- Musetti and Djokovic both highlighted Musetti’s progress on indoor hard courts, with the Athens run cited as a confidence boost for his debut.
- Carlos Alcaraz, initially grouped with Djokovic, said he prefers facing Musetti in round-robin play; Jannik Sinner begins against Felix Auger-Aliassime at 20:30.