Sinner secured, Musetti on the march toward Turin debut
Could Italy have not one, but two of their own players in the singles field of the prestigious Nitto ATP Finals?
Jannik Sinner has already booked his spot to the season finale, while countryman Lorenzo Musetti sits eighth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin. The next two months will be decisive for the 23-year-old Italian, pushing for his debut at the year-end event on home soil.
Musetti leads the field at this week’s Chengdu Open, where he reached the final last year before falling to home favourite Shang Juncheng. Musetti’s best results this season include his maiden ATP Masters 1000 final appearance in Monte-Carlo, followed by semi-final runs in Madrid, Rome and at Roland Garros. The two-time tour-level titlist reached the quarter-finals of the US Open, where Sinner ousted him.
PIF ATP Live Race To Turin
| Player | Points |
| 1) Carlos Alcaraz | 10,540 |
| 2) Jannik Sinner | 7,950 |
| 3) Novak Djokovic | 4,180 |
| 4) Alexander Zverev | 4,180 |
| 5) Ben Shelton | 3,710 |
| 6) Taylor Fritz | 3,465 |
| 7) Alex de Minaur | 3,145 |
| 8) Lorenzo Musetti | 3,070 |
Should Musetti join Sinner in Turin, it would mark the first time that two Italians qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals. In 2021, Matteo Berrettini qualified for the event, but withdrew after one match due to an abdominal injury. Sinner, the first alternate, replaced Berrettini. The 24-year-old Sinner has qualified on his own merit the past two seasons. Last year, he won the event without dropping a set.
First-placed Alcaraz and second-placed Sinner are the only singles qualifiers so far. Fifth-placed Shelton and Musetti are aiming to make their Nitto ATP Finals debut. Andrey Rublev (11th) and Alexander Bublik (15th) are among those playing this week trying to move into contention. Rublev and Bublik will be in action at the Lynk & Co Hangzhou Open.
The doubles field could also feature Italians for the Turin crowd to get behind. At sixth in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings is Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, who have collected four tour-level titles this season: Adelaide, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Washington. They also reached the Australian Open final and the title match in Halle.
British duo Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool are first in the PIF ATP Doubles Teams Rankings. They hold a 830-point lead over second-placed Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos. Granollers and Zeballos won the US Open, where they saved three championship points to defeat Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury in a thrilling final.
PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings
| Team | Points |
| 1) Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool | 7,155 |
| 2) Marcel Granollers & Horacio Zeballos | 6,325 |
| 3) Marcelo Arevalo & Mate Pavic | 6,165 |
| 4) Neal Skupski & Joe Salisbury | 5,490 |
| 5) Harri Heliovaara & Henry Patten | 5,180 |
| 6) Simone Bolelli & Andrea Vavassori | 3,970 |
| 7) Kevin Krawietz & Tim Puetz | 3,605 |
| 8) Christian Harrison & Evan King | 3,310 |
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