Sinner Favorit – substitute players receive $155,000

This is the first time since 2001 – the champion was then called Lleyton Hewitt in Sydney – that a Masters will take place without a player from the trio Federer/Djokovic/Rafael Nadal. This year, Djokovic did not win a title on the ATP Tour for the first time since his first tournament victory in 2006, but he fulfilled his big dream with Olympic gold in Paris.

The favorite is the local hero: In last year’s final, Djokovic prevailed against Jannik Sinner. This was followed by the changing of the guard in this regard. Since then, the 23-year-old Italian has won all four duels with Djokovic, including in the Davis Cup final, in the semi-finals of the Australian Open and most recently in the final of the Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai.

Sinner missed Paris-Bercy last week due to a virus infection, but the two-time Grand Slam champion was the outstanding player on the hard court this year and is therefore the top favorite with the home advantage behind him. He is sure to be number 1 at the end of the year.

While he is still chasing his first Grand Slam title, he has already won the season finale twice, in London in 2018 and at the premiere in Turin two years ago. In his preliminary group is Carlos Alcaraz, who alongside Sinner won the other two Grand Slam tournaments. As has usually been the case in recent years, the Spaniard is weakening at the end of a strenuous season.

The rookie and the oldie: The only newcomer is Alex de Minaur, the first Australian to take part in the ATP Finals since Hewitt 20 years ago. The oldest is Daniil Medvedev, 28, who, along with Zverev, is the only one to have won the tournament (2020).

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