Carlos Alcaraz Gets Medvedev as Zverev Draws US Open Rival Shelton
Carlos Alcaraz will open his ATP Finals campaign in a group with Daniil Medvedev, while world No. 1 Alexander Zverev has been paired with Ben
Carlos Alcaraz will open his ATP Finals campaign in a group with Daniil Medvedev, while world No. 1 Alexander Zverev has been paired with Ben Shelton, the man he beat in the US Open final. The draw took place in Turin around midday on Thursday. Play begins Sunday, November 15, at the Inalpi Arena.
The eight-man field is split into two round-robin groups. The top two finishers in each advance to the semi-finals on Saturday, November 21, and the final follows on Sunday, November 22.
Two groups, two title chases
Zverev leads the John McEnroe Group, with Shelton, Arthur Fils and Rafael Jodar. He is chasing a third season-ending title after winning in 2018 and 2021. He arrives as the Roland-Garros and US Open champion.
Alcaraz, the second seed, tops the Ivan Lendl Group. His opponents are Medvedev, Flavio Cobolli and Frances Tiafoe. He is still looking for his first title at the event.
Zverev and Shelton meet again
Zverev beat Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 in the US Open final in New York in September. He has won all six of their meetings.
Shelton is the third seed. Fils is seeded sixth and Jodar eighth.
Alcaraz returns from injury
Alcaraz has had a turbulent year. A wrist injury kept him out for nearly five months and cost him Roland-Garros and Wimbledon.
He still qualified comfortably. He won the Australian Open, the Qatar Open, the Japan Open and the Vienna Open, then took the Paris Masters most recently.
Alcaraz holds a winning head-to-head record against every player in the field except Jodar. Medvedev, the fourth seed, is the biggest name in his group.
Four players make their ATP Finals debut: Cobolli, Fils, Tiafoe and Jodar. The event has been staged in major cities around the world since the first edition in Tokyo in 1970, and it runs in Turin from November 15 to 22.
