This Wednesday, not before 10 (Argentine time), the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3 in the ATP ranking) and the Russian Andrey Rublev (8th) face each other in the group stage of the ATP World Tour Finals 2024 . The match, which takes place at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, can be seen live on television through ESPN 2, as well as streaming through the platform Disney+, which broadcasts all the matches of the last tournament of the season.
The 21-year-old from Murcia started the competition on the wrong foot by falling in straight sets against the Norwegian Casper Ruud (7th) 6-1 and 7-5. He is not physically fit as confirmed by his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, in the run-up to the duel against ‘Rublo’: “As soon as he starts to move a little it is difficult for him; especially the act of breathing. We have all played under circumstances in which we did not feel well. I suppose Carlos will also do it tomorrow (this Wednesday). “It’s not going to go so far as to not enter the court or to have to leave the tournament,” he stated.
The champion of the Hong Kong ATP 250 and the Madrid Masters 1000 in 2024, meanwhile, also lost in his debut in the current Nitto ATP Finals: it was a double 6-4 against the German Alexander Zverev, brand new No. 2 in the world. It is his fourth participation in this tournament, in which he will seek to reach the semifinals for the second time after what he did in 2022, when he was eliminated in that instance by Ruud.
All ATP Finals 2024 matches can be streamed through the Disney+ platform. which requires having an active subscription and offers the ability to watch the action live. In turn, The ESPN 2 television signal broadcasts the most relevant matches. Those who have Flow, DGO or Telecentro Play, meanwhile, have the possibility of tuning into the sports channel directly through the cable operator (in all cases you need to be a customer).
Alcaraz and Rublev met only twice and the record is even, with one victory per side. The Spaniard won precisely in the Round Robin of the last ATP Finals by 7-5 and 6-2; while the Russian celebrated in the quarterfinals of this year’s Madrid Masters 1000, in which ‘Carlitos’ defended his status as two-time champion, 4-6, 6-3 and 6-2. In terms of sets against each other, Alcaraz won three and Rublev, two.
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Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – Seven titles
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Roger Federer (Switzerland) – Six
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Iván Lendl (Czechoslovakia) and Pete Sampras (United States) – Five each
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Ilie Năstase (Romania) – Cuatro
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Boris Becker (Germany) and John McEnroe (United States) – Three each
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Björn Borg (Sweden), Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) and Alexander Zverev (Germany) – Two each
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Stan Smith (United States), Jimmy Connors (United States), Andre Agassi (United States), Guillermo Vilas (Argentina), David Nalbandian (Argentina), Manuel Orantes (Spain), Alex Corretja (Spain), Stefan Edberg (Sweden) , Michael Stich (Germany), Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil), Nikolay Davydenko (Russia), Andy Murray (Great Britain), Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria), Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) and Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – One each
