Jannik Sinner starts his autumn campaign in Beijing with the goal to qualify for the ATP Finals - UBITENNIS

Jannik Sinner starts his autumn campaign in Beijing with the goal to qualify for the ATP Finals

By sampaolo
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Jannik Sinner of Italy during the Men’s Singles Final match of the Miami Open tennis tournament, Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Tomas Diniz Santos/South Florida Stadium)

Jannik Sinner will play his next tournament at the ATP 500 tournament in  Beijing later this month to secure his spot in the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. 

Sinner is currently fourth in the Race to Turin with 4365 points and has a good chance to qualify for the end-of the season tournament. He was an alternate two years ago and replaced injured Matteo Berrettini in the 2021 ATP Finals in Turin. The Italian player won two tournaments in 2023 in Montpellier and in Toronto clinching his first Masters 1000 title. He also reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon before losing to Novak Djokovic, his second Masters 1000 final in Miami, the semifinal in Indian Wells, the final in Rotterdam and the Round of 16 at the Australian Open. 

Carlos Alcaraz (Wimbledon champion), Novak Djovovic (Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open and Cincinnati champion) and Danil Medvedev (Masters 1000 champion in Miami and Rome) have already secured their spot in the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. 

Just 630 points separate fifth placed Andrey Rublev (3640 points) and ninth placed Taylor Fritz (3010 points). Rublev is aiming to qualify for the fourth consecutive year for the ATP Finals. The Russian player won his first Masters 1000 title in Monte-Carlo and in Bastad and reached the finals in Dubai, Halle and Banja Luka, the quarter finals at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon. Rublev is aiming to qualify for the ATP Finals for the fourth consecutive year. 

Stefanos Tsitsipas is currently ranked sixth in the ATP Race to Turin with 3570 points and Holger Rune (3055 points). Tsitsipas won the title Los Cabos and reached two final at the Australian Open and in Barcelona, the semifinal in Rome, the quarter finals in Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Roland Garros. 

Rune won his second consecutive title in Munich and reached two Masters 1000 finals in Monte-Carlo and Rome, two Grand Slam quarter finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, two semifinals in Acapulco and Queen’s.  

Two-time ATP Finals champion Alexander Zverev reached the quarter finals at the US Open and is currently ranked eighth in the ATP Race to Turin. The Danish player last won two consecutive ATP Tour-level matches at Wimbledon. 

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