The end of the ATP season is just around the corner and some tennis players are already planning their vacations before starting a new preseason. However, the eight best rackets in the world ranking They will play the last tournament on Italian soil, with the aim of lifting the Nitto ATP Finals trophy, which will be held from November 10 to 17and proclaim himself ‘master’ to the world of tennis.
Which country organizes the ATP Finals
Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Álex de Miñaur and Andrey Rublev have already landed in Turin, Italy, to begin preparing for the 2024 Masters Cup. Curiously, Italian soil has been hosting the last championship of the season since 2021. The venue chosen to host the tennis festival is the Inalpi Arena from the city located in the north of the country ‘Bel Paese’ (beautiful country). This stage, which has an area of 34,000 square meters, will host a total of 15,567 spectators, who will enjoy the game and the abilities of the best tennis players on the world stage.
Listen to the CROWD 🔊 🙌@carlosalcaraz & @DaniilMedwed are putting on a show! #NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/6dHLp0yBqD
— ATP Tour (@atptour) November 8, 2024
Curiously, The city of Turin was chosen to host the ATP Finals in April 2019 to host this competition between 2021 and 2025. In its first edition, ‘Sascha’ Zverev managed to win the first title in history on Italian soil after defeating Daniil Medvedev by a double 6-4, while in 2022 and 2023 , an intractable Novak Djokovic, who will be out during this edition, beat Casper Ruud, 7-5 and 6-3, and Jannik Sinner, by double 6-3, to become the ‘master’ with the most titles (7) of this caliber in his possession, ahead of Roger Federer (6).
«The track is a little slower than last year»
After the last edition, many of the tennis players complained about the speed of the court in Turin. Her speed was such that even in 2023 she became the fastest on the circuit with 44 CPI (Court Pace Index). Now, the organization seems to have lowered the bar and reduced the number, as Jannik Sinner explained after carrying out his first training sessions at the Inalpi Arena: «After the first practice sessions, the feeling is that the track is a little slower than last year“So I still have a few days to reach my maximum before the first game, it would be very important to start with a victory.”
Your 2024 Champions. A new era. 🏆#NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/VRWm1BcejT
— ATP Tour (@atptour) November 7, 2024
All ATP Finals venues in its history
Thanks to the predisposition of Jack Kramer, the first executive director of the Association of Professional Tennis Players, the famous ATP, Men’s professional tennis, since 1969, has had a season-ending tournament. Since its creation, it has passed through countless cities: from Tokyo 1970, which was the first venue for the ATP Finals in history, to Turin 2023, passing through such emblematic places as London, Paris, Barcelona, Lisbon or Shanghai, among others. others
- 1970: Tokio
- 1971: Paris
- 1972: Barcelona
- 1973: Boston
- 1974: Melbourne
- 1975: Stockholm
- 1976: Houston
- 1977-1989: New York
- 1990-1995: Frankfurt
- 1996-1999: Hannover
- 2000: Lisboa
- 2001: Sydney
- 2002: Shanghai
- 2003-2004: Houston
- 2005-2008: Shanghai
- 2009-2020: London
- 2021-2025: Turin
