With the Rolex Paris Masters in the rearview mirror, the regular season is over and the field is set for the 2022 Nitto ATP Finals. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Andrey Rublev officially clinched their spots thanks to the Paris results, while Taylor Fritz was the last to qualify after world No. 1 and U.S. Open champion Carlos Alcaraz withdrew due to an abdominal injury.
Here are the top eight seeds in Turin, divided into pairings in which they will go into the draw ceremony.
1. Rafael Nadal
2. Stefanos Tsitsipas
3. Casper Ruud
4. Daniil Medvedev
5. Felix Auger-Aliassime
6. Andrey Rublev
7. Novak Djokovic
8. Taylor Fritz
As the seeds indicate, the year-and championship draw has a chance to be quite lopsided. Medvedev and Ruud are guaranteed to be in different groups, and the same goes for Djokovic and Fritz. There is even a significant discrepancy on paper right now between Auger-Aliassime and Rublev. Nobody wants to land in the same group as Medvedev, Djokovic, and Auger-Aliassime in those particular pairings. A quartet involving Medvedev, Djokovic, and Auger-Aliassime would make for a nightmarish group regardless where Nadal or Tsitsipas land.
The draw will be made on Thursday and competition begins inside Turin’s Pala Alpitour on Sunday.
who ya got?
I think Novak reaches the final but someone will beat him in the final…most likely Medvedev..
Rafa may reach the semi