Overview
- Jannik Sinner reached Turin late Monday and spent his first day on medical checks at J Medical and a visit to the Candiolo oncology institute rather than training.
- The defending champion returns as world No. 1 after consecutive indoor titles in Vienna and the Paris Masters.
- Carlos Alcaraz is ranked No. 2 but leads the ATP Race and will be the top seed, with tournament rules placing him and Sinner in separate round‑robin groups.
- With Novak Djokovic confirmed for Turin, Felix Auger‑Aliassime currently holds eighth in the Race on 3,845 points as Lorenzo Musetti can qualify only by winning Athens; Auger‑Aliassime has opted not to play Metz this week.
- The United States will have two singles qualifiers, Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz, for the first time since 2006.