Rybakina completes clean sweep in WTA Finals group
Elena Rybakina completes a clean sweep of her group at the WTA Finals with a straightforward victory over late call-up Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Elena Rybakina completes a clean sweep of her group at the WTA Finals with a straightforward victory over late call-up Ekaterina Alexandrova.
The draw for the 2025 Nitto ATP Finals will take place on Thursday at 12pm CET (6am ET). Fans will be able to watch live as the eight players are placed into their four-man groups. A live stream of the draw will be available at approximately 11:45 a.m. CET/5:45 a.m. ET.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will headline a star-studded field at the prestigious year-end event, taking place 9–16 November at the Inalpi Arena. They’ll be joined by Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic, Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, and Alex de Minaur, with the final spot still up for grabs between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Lorenzo Musetti.
Auger-Aliassime is currently eighth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin but Musetti can leapfrog the Canadian and claim the final spot if he wins the ATP 250 event in Athens this week.
Sinner lifted the trophy in Turin last year and arrives on home soil off the back of title runs in Vienna and Paris. The 24-year-old has won his past 26 indoor matches, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. Alcaraz is set for his third appearance in Turin, where he reached the semi-finals in 2023. The Spaniard leads the Italian 10-5 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series and has won four of their five meetings in 2025.
Djokovic is a record seven-time Nitto ATP Finals champion, while Zverev won the event in 2018 and 2021. Fritz reached the title match last year. De Minaur will compete at the indoor tournament for the second consecutive year, with Shelton making his debut. The doubles draw will also take place on Thursday.
Tune in here to watch the draw on Thursday at 12pm CET.
[NEWSLETTER FORM]LONDON – The ATP has revealed the latest evolution of its iconic logo – the sixth in its 54-year history. The refreshed design modernises ATP’s visual identity while retaining the legacy and spirit that define men’s professional tennis.
Simplified and reimagined for the digital age, the new logo enhances versatility across platforms and products – from broadcast and social media to merchandise and tournament branding. The refreshed mark is designed to telegraph the energy of the sport, featuring a curved trajectory that reflects the motion of a tennis ball in play.
“Tennis is constantly evolving,” said Eno Polo, ATP CEO. “To keep pace with our global fan base, we need to tell our story with creativity and energy. Our new identity captures the drama, precision, and momentum of the Tour, connecting with today’s fans while inspiring the next generation discovering tennis for the first time.”
The logo evolution is part of a wider brand update, set to roll out across ATP touchpoints in 2026. Developed by renowned design agency Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv, the new system consolidates the ATP’s visual language, creating a more cohesive and contemporary look for the sport.
The brand refresh is part of ATP’s long-term strategy to engage younger audiences and build deeper fan connections. Over the past year, ATP has launched content partnerships with TikTok and Overtime, alongside its global marketing campaign ‘It All Adds Up’, developed by Wieden+Kennedy.
Together, these initiatives underscore ATP’s commitment to evolving the way tennis is experienced: faster, more digital, and more expressive than ever.
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Women’s world number one Aryna Sabalenka will face controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios in a Battle of the Sexes-style event.
Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams is awarded a wildcard for the Auckland Classic in January.
Cameron Norrie beats Arthur Cazaux to reach the Moselle Open quarter-finals, while Novak Djokovic progresses in Athens.
Stan Wawrinka penned an emotional social media post after last month’s Swiss Indoors Basel about his passion for tennis. It is that attitude that has led many young players to look up to the 40-year-old and try to become like the three-time major champion.
What would his message be for those trying to follow in his footsteps?
“I think at the end the most important [thing] is loving what you do,” Wawrinka told ATPTour.com at the Vanda Pharmaceuticals Hellenic Championship in Athens. “It’s enjoying the process, enjoying the road. [Being a] tennis player, it’s an amazing life. If you’re passionate about your sport, it’s so special to be able to travel the world to play tennis.”
There is a new crop of Swiss players rising through the PIF ATP Rankings who grew up watching Wawrinka perform at the highest level and have been able to absorb lessons from the former World No. 3 as they have joined him on Tour.
Leandro Riedi and Jerome Kym reached the fourth round and the third round of the US Open, respectively, while 18-year-old Henry Bernet won this year’s Australian Open boys’ singles title and this week competed in the same event as Wawrinka in Athens.
“For me it’s always amazing to see the new generation coming,” Wawrinka said. “I’m so happy also to have the chance to play with them and to play against them. It’s always special as a player to be able to play different generations.
“You always hope that more players will come — more young players will come — because that’s what you want to see.”
[ATP AWARDS]There are countless fans of Wawrinka around the world. ’Stan the Man’ is a huge fan of the sport himself, and said “for the fans it’s been amazing to watch]” tennis this year.
“There are different generations playing against each other,” Wawrinka said. “Of course you have Sinner and Alcaraz at the top of the rankings, but Novak is still there trying to keep achieving amazing goals, so it’s always special.
“You have so many different personalities, different players playing this game, so as a fan of tennis, you can only enjoy that.”
Plenty of fans will enjoy Wawrinka’s showdown Wednesday against second seed Lorenzo Musetti. The Italian must win the Athens title to earn the final qualification spot for the Nitto ATP Finals.
“He has a [big] challenge in front of him for getting there and it’s important for him of course,” Wawrinka said after his first-round win against Botic van de Zandschulp. “It’s a big challenge [facing him]. He’s playing so well. I’ve watched him play many matches this year, so I’m looking forward to playing him and seeing where I am.”
[NEWSLETTER FORM]Novak Djokovic celebrated more than a victory Tuesday evening at the Vanda Pharmaceuticals Hellenic Championship. The 100-time tour-level titlist also honoured the life of influential coach Nikola Pilic, who passed away in September.
Djokovic welcomed friends and coaches from Pilic’s academy — Petar Basic, Lado Chikhladze, Ana Jovanovic, Oliver Poturicek, Peter Shuster and Kostas Zaraklanis — to the court in Athens to remember his life in front of a packed crowd. Djokovic and his brother, tournament director Djordje Djokovic, were moved as a video tribute played on the big screen.
“It was an emotional moment,” Djokovic told ATPTour.com. “Considering what he meant to me and my family — privately, also professionally — he was my tennis father as I like to call him, someone that has played a fundamental, integral role in my development as a tennis player and as a human being. It was really sad news when I heard that he passed away a few months ago.”
Pilic’s funeral was the first Djokovic had attended. The emotions of that moment remain with him and is a powerful reminder of the impact Pilic had on the Serbian and many others.
“It was a very, very difficult moment,” Djokovic said. “But on a brighter side, the legacy that he left behind on me, but also for this sport, is never going to fade away, never going to die.
“As long as I play tennis and as long as I live, I will celebrate his name. And tonight this was one of the moments of how to pay tribute and I’m sure in the near future — in the far future as well — people will learn about how Niki has impacted the world of tennis and the world of sport. He deserves it. He was a very special man.”
[NEWSLETTER FORM]Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego eliminated countryman and friend Flavio Cobolli on Tuesday at the Moselle Open to reach his fourth tour-level quarter-final of the year.
In the pair’s first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting, Sonego found the crucial break in the 11th game of the third set, earning a hard-fought 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory in Metz.
Fourth seed Cobolli has earned 31 wins in a productive 2025, lifting trophies in Bucharest and Hamburg. A final run in Metz would have resulted in the 23-year-old ending the season inside the Top 20 in the PIF ATP Rankings but that milestone will have to wait for future years following his early exit at the ATP 250.
Sonego has fond memories in Metz, having clinched the crown in 2022. The 30-year-old will next meet Hugo Gaston or Daniel Altmaier in the last eight following just his second Top 30 win of the season.
Fresh off a title run at an ATP Challenger Tour event, #NextGenATP star Alexander Blockx earned his second tour-level win of the season in Metz, where he overcame Italian qualifier Francesco Passaro 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round.
The 20-year-old Belgian is fourth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah and set to compete at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF next month. In an impressive serving display against Passaro, Blockx fired 16 aces and saved eight of the nine break points he faced. He is up two spots to No. 100 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings and will next play Frenchman Clement Tabur.
Australian Aleksandar Vukic saved two match points en route to defeating Corentin Moutet 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(8). Vukic now leads the eighth-seeded Frenchman 2-0 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series and will face Matteo Berrettini in the second round.
Kyrian Jacquet and Daniel Altmaier also advanced at the ATP 250. French lucky loser Jacquet beat Luca Van Assche 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, while Altmaier eliminated Shanghai finalist Arthur Rinderknech 6-4, 6-4.
[NEWSLETTER FORM]Novak Djokovic was tested by a familiar foe in his first professional appearance in Greece on Tuesday at the Vanda Pharmaceuticals Hellenic Championship in Athens.
The top seed, however, found his range to thrill the crowd and secure a 7-6(3), 6-1 victory over Alejandro Tabilo — denying the Chilean a chance to join Roger Federer as the only men to begin their Lexus ATP Head2Head series against Djokovic with three straight wins.
225 and counting 🎻
The 24-time major champ powers past Tabilo 7-6(3) 6-1 to secure his 225th tour-level quarter-final! 👏#HellenicChampionship | @DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/L13T676PC3
— ATP Tour (@atptour) November 4, 2025
“It feels really at home, playing in Athens,” said Djokovic, who recently relocated to Athens. “A few months ago when I came here with my family, I was very excited because I have always loved Greece. Serbians love Greece, for sure. Historically, culturally, and religiously, we have a lot of things connecting us.
“Athens is in my heart, no question about it.”
In front of a lively atmosphere at the indoor hard-court ATP 250 event, Djokovic impressed with his patience and precision in the opening-set tie-break before settling into rhythm in the second. The 38-year-old Serbian is into his 225th tour-level quarter-final in 25 different countries.
Having fallen to Tabilo on clay in Rome last year and Monte-Carlo earlier this season, Djokovic was intent on revenge in their first hard-court meeting, and he delivered. The former No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings extended his flawless 28-0 record this year after winning the first set, while also easing concerns about his late-season fitness.
“Playing against Tabilo, who I had never won against. We played two times on clay court, this year and last year and he won both of these matches. I was more under tension before the match than some other matches and I really tried to draw the energy from the crowd,” Djokovic said.
Djokovic awaits Portugal’s Nuno Borges in the quarter-finals in Athens.
In other Tuesday action in the Greek capital, Sebastian Korda clawed his way to a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 comeback win over Damir Dzumhur to reach his sixth hard-court quarter-final of the season. With that feat, he tied Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton for the most by an American in 2025.
Earlier, Tomas Martin Etcheverry rallied past American qualifier Mackenzie McDonald 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 6-3 in two hours and 50 minutes. The Argentine saved the only break point he faced in the deciding set and hit 19 aces, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
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