By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday November 2, 2022

 

Felix Auger-Aliassime and Andrey Rublev locked up the last two spots to the ATP's prestigious year-end championships on Wednesday in Paris.

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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday, November 2, 2022

The ATP’s elite eight is set for Turin! Taylor Fritz’s loss to Gilles Simon on Wednesday evening means that the drama is over – for now.

Here are the eight players who will take their place at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin:

Carlos Alcaraz (debut)
Rafael Nadal
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Casper Ruud
Daniil Medvedev
Andrey Rublev
Felix Auger-Aliassime (debut)
Novak Djokovic

Some notes on the field from a press release/ email from the ATP:

“Four of this year’s singles competitors — Alcaraz, Nadal, Djokovic and Medvedev — have reached No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. Djokovic, Tsitsipas and Medvedev have previously won the Nitto ATP Finals. Five-time champion Djokovic can tie Roger Federer’s record of six season finale triumphs.

“Tsitsipas is the only player who has won the 21-and-under season finale and the Nitto ATP Finals in back-to-back years (2018-2019). Alcaraz will attempt to match the feat this year.

“Five of the eight doubles slots in Turin have also been secured. Wesley Koolhof/Neal Skupski, Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury, Marcelo Arevalo/Jean-Julien Rojer, Nikola Mektic/Mate Pavic and Thanasi Kokkinakis/Nick Kyrgios have qualified.”