The 2 teams for the 2022 ATP Finals had been revealed on Thursday night and Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic won’t be a part of the identical group. The event will start in Turin from November 13 onwards. Nadal is the top-seeded participant on the event for the fifth time in his profession, whereas Djokovic might be aiming to equal Roger Federer’s beautiful file of six year-end titles. Incumbent No.1 Carlos Alcaraz will nonetheless be lacking the occasion owing to his stomach damage.
Nadal was the primary ever participant to be chosen for the Turin event after bagging the primary two Grand Slams of the calendar yr. He gained the Australian Open after which the French Open in June and now, as soon as once more, begins his quest for a maiden ATP Tour Finals trophy. His finest consequence on the occasion was again in 2010 and 2013 the place he had completed because the runners up.
Nadal has been clubbed alongside Casper Ruud, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Taylor Fritz in Inexperienced Group. Ruud reached two Grand Slam finals this yr – French Open and US Open – whereas Fritz sealed his spot within the occasion as alternative for Alcaraz.
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Djokovic has been clubbed two former ATP Finals winner in Stefanos Tsitsipas (2019) and Daniil Medvedev (2020). Andrey Rublev is the opposite member of the Purple Group. Djokovic is a five-time winner of the year-end title however has did not bag any since 2015. The draw was held at Intesa Sanpaolo Headquarters in Turin.
SINGLES
Inexperienced Group
Rafael Nadal (1)
Casper Ruud (3)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (5)
Taylor Fritz (8)
Purple Group
Stefanos Tsitsipas (2)
Daniil Medvedev (4)
Andrey Rublev (6)
Novak Djokovic (7)
The doubles draw was additionally revealed on the identical day.
DOUBLES
Inexperienced Group
Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski (1)
Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (4)
Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek (5)
Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios (8)
Purple Group
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury (2)
Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer (3)
Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara (6)
Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos (7)