Alcaraz Faces Tough Turin Draw in ATP Finals Quest

By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, November 5, 2025
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Carlos Alcaraz faces a tough road in Turin in his quest for a maiden ATP Finals championship.

The draw for the 2025 ATP Finals was conducted today and places Alcaraz alongside seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, 2024 finalist Taylor Fritz and seventh-seeded Aussie Alex de Minaur in the Jimmy Connors Group.

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Reigning ATP Finals champion Jannik Sinner, who will duel Alcaraz for the year-end world No. 1 ranking, headlines the Bjorn Borg Group that features two-time former champion Alexander Zverev, debutant Ben Shelton and the eighth seed, which will be either Felix Auger-Aliassime or Lorenzo Musetti.

World No. 1 Sinner rides a 26-match indoor hard-court winning streak into Turin coming off back-to-back title runs in Vienna and Paris.

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World No. 9 Musetti must take the title at this week’s Athens Open to surpass Auger-Aliassime and lock down the eighth and final spot in Turin.

Here’s a look at the round-robin groups for the ATP Finals.

Jimmy Connors Group

• Carlos Alcaraz

• Novak Djokovic
  
• Taylor Fritz
  
• Alex de Minaur

Bjorn Borg Group

• Jannik Sinner

• Alexander Zverev
  
• Ben Shelton
  
• Felix Auger-Aliassme or Lorenzo Musetti