Overview
- Organizers announced the withdrawal hours after Novak Djokovic’s three-set win over Lorenzo Musetti in Athens, where the 38‑year‑old claimed his 101st title and became the oldest ATP Tour event winner.
- Djokovic said on social media that an ongoing shoulder problem forced him to pull out and he apologized to fans expecting to see him in Turin.
- Musetti, who lost the Athens final and thereby missed qualifying on merit, enters Turin as Djokovic’s replacement in the Jimmy‑Connors group alongside Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur.
- Felix Auger-Aliassime had already taken the final qualification berth for the season-ending event, with Musetti’s participation now coming via the replacement slot.
- Alexander Zverev begins his Björn Borg group campaign against Ben Shelton on Sunday evening, with the match carried by Sky in Germany.