The World Tour Finals draw ceremony was held on Wednesday morning in London. Rafael Nadal, who remains in the field but is questionable with a knee injury, headlines Group A along with Dominic Thiem, Grigor Dimitrov, and David Goffin. Roger Federer is in Group B, followed by Alexander Zverev, Marin Cilic, and Jack Sock.
Group Pete Sampras
[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP)
[4] Dominic Thiem (AUT)
[6] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
[7] David Goffin (BEL)
Group Boris Becker
[2] Roger Federer (SUI)
[3] Alexander Zverev (GER)
[5] Marin Cilic (CRO)
[8] Jack Sock (USA)
Nadal has already clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking, a feat he accomplished by winning his first match at last week’s Rolex Paris Masters. The Spaniard, however, eventually withdrew prior to the quarterfinals. In 2016, the year-end No. 1 ranking came down to the final match of the season between the the top two players in the world for the first time in history. Andy Murray toppled Novak Djokovic for both the World Tour Finals title and world No. 1.
Paris, meanwhile, determined the final two singles spots at the O2 Arena. David Goffin snagged the seventh seed, while Jack Sock made a miracle run to lift the winner’s trophy and steal the eighth and final place from Pablo Carreno Busta.
On the doubles side, Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo are in a battle with Henri Kontinen and John Peers to be the No. 1 team in the world in 2017.
Group Woodbridge/Woodforde
[1] Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Marcelo Melo (BRA)
[4] Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA)
[5] Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA)
[7] Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Marcel Granollers (ESP)
Group Eltingh/Haarhuis
[2] Henri Kontinen (FIN) / John Peers (AUS)
[3] Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Horia Tecau (ROU)
[6] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
[8] Ryan Harrison (USA) / Michael Venus (NZL)
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