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What is the Nitto ATP Finals schedule for Friday?

Nitto ATP Finals competitors will return to Turin’s Inalpi Arena on Friday for another taste of the action at the prestigious season finale.

Here is the schedule for Friday at the Nitto ATP Finals.

ORDER OF PLAY – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2024
CENTRE COURT start 11:30 am
[8] Kevin Krawietz (GER) / Tim Puetz (GER) vs [6] Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Matthew Ebden (AUS)

Not Before 2:00 pm
[2] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs [3] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)

Not Before 6:00 pm
[4] Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) vs [1] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Mate Pavic (CRO)

Not Before 8:30 pm
[6] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs 8] Andrey Rublev

Read More: What are the Nitto ATP Finals qualification scenarios?

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Emma Raducanu is expected to play for Great Britain in their Billie Jean King Cup tie against Germany on Friday.

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Purcell/Thompson see off Granollers/Zeballos for Turin SF spot

Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson cut through some nailbiting tie-break tension to clinch a Nitto ATP Finals semi-final spot on Thursday evening.

The Australian pair dug deep for a 7-6(14), 6-3 triumph against second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in Turin. Needing to win just one set to ensure their spot in the last four, Purcell and Thompson held firm in a thrilling first-set tie-break, during which they fended off four set points before converting their sixth. They then rode that momentum to an early 3-0 lead in the second set en route to completing a 97-minute victory.

As a result of their win, the fifth-seeded Purcell and Thompson finished second with a 2-1 record in Mike Bryan group and joined fellow event debutants Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten in advancing to the semi-finals. They are the first all-Australian team to reach the last four at the Nitto ATP Finals since legendary pair Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1999.

Granollers and Zeballos made the worst possible start in their bid to secure the straight-sets win they needed for a semi-final berth. They dropped serve in the opening game of the match, but later fought back admirably from 2-4 to force a tie-break, in which they also fell 2/4 behind early.

The Spanish-Argentine duo again rallied and went on to save five set points in what became a marathon tie-break, but they were left to rue their inability to convert any of their own four opportunities to clinch the set and ramp up the pressure on their opponents.

After finally clinching a 64-minute opening set, Purcell and Thompson were able to relax into their work in the second. They broke to love in the second game en route to sealing a win in which they won 83 per cent (39/47) of points behind first serves, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

More to follow…

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Fritz beats De Minaur to boost last-four hopes

Taylor Fritz boosts his hopes of reaching the last four of the ATP Finals with a comeback victory against Australia’s Alex de Minaur.

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Medvedev’s backhand brilliance gets the AR Immersive Hot Shot treatment!

A trademark Daniil Medvedev backhand down-the-line winner, but with a difference!

The World No. 4’s classy groundstroke against Alex de Minaur in Turin has been reimagined as Tuesday’s AR Immersive Hot Shot. To help attract a younger audience and bring ATP tennis into people’s lives in a new and innovative way, Nitto ATP Finals Immersive Highlights use cutting edge AR technology, 3D modelling and live data to produce tennis moments like never before.

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What are the Nitto ATP Finals qualification scenarios?

The Nitto ATP Finals is down to the final round of group-play matches. Who will advance to the semi-finals of the season finale?

The only qualifiers so far are Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, who have won the Bob Bryan Group.

No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings Jannik Sinner is 2-0 in the Ilie Nastase Group and in good position to earn his place in the knockout rounds for the second consecutive year. The Italian faces Daniil Medvedev on Thursday evening.

See below for the full list of Nitto ATP Finals qualification scenarios.

Qualifications

– Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz have won the Bob Bryan Group with one round-robin match remaining and qualified for the semi-finals.

Singles Ilie Nastase Group qualification scenarios after the completion of the 2nd round of the event’s group stage:

1) Regardless of score, if J. SINNER defeats D. MEDVEDEV and T. FRITZ defeats A. DE MINAUR, then J. SINNER wins the group and T. FRITZ qualifies 2nd.

2) Regardless of score, if D. MEDVEDEV defeats J. SINNER and A. DE MINAUR defeats T. FRITZ, then D. MEDVEDEV wins the group and J. SINNER qualifies 2nd.

3) If J. SINNER defeats D. MEDVEDEV in 2 sets and A. DE MINAUR defeats T. FRITZ in 2 sets, then J. SINNER wins the group and order of remaining players is determined by % of games won.

4) If J. SINNER defeats D. MEDVEDEV in 2 sets and A. DE MINAUR defeats T. FRITZ in 3 sets, then J. SINNER wins the group and T. FRITZ qualifies 2nd.

5) If J. SINNER defeats D. MEDVEDEV in 3 sets and A. DE MINAUR defeats T. FRITZ in 2 sets, then J. SINNER wins the group and D. MEDVEDEV qualifies 2nd.

6) If J. SINNER defeats D. MEDVEDEV in 3 sets and A. DE MINAUR defeats T. FRITZ in 3 sets, then J. SINNER wins the group and T. FRITZ qualifies 2nd.

7) If D. MEDVEDEV defeats J. SINNER in 2 sets and T. FRITZ defeats A. DE MINAUR in 2 sets, then A. DE MINAUR is eliminated and order of remaining players is determined by % of games won.

8) If D.MEDVEDEV defeats J. SINNER in 2 sets and T. FRITZ defeats A. DE MINAUR in 3 sets, then D. MEDVEDEV wins the group and J. SINNER qualifies 2nd.

9) If D. MEDVEDEV defeats J. SINNER in 3 sets and T. FRITZ defeats A. DE MINAUR in 2 sets, then J. SINNER wins the group and T. FRITZ qualifies 2nd

10)If D. MEDVEDEV defeats J. SINNER in 3 sets and T. FRITZ defeats A. DE MINAUR in 3 sets, then J. SINNER wins the group and T. FRITZ qualifies 2nd.

Singles John Newcombe Group qualification scenarios after the completion of the 2nd round of the event’s group stage:

1) Regardless of score, if A. ZVEREV defeats C. ALCARAZ and C. RUUD defeats A. RUBLEV, then A. ZVEREV wins the group and C. RUUD qualifies 2nd.

2) Regardless of score, if C. ALCARAZ defeats A. ZVEREV and A. RUBLEV defeats C. RUUD, then C. ALCARAZ wins the group and A. ZVEREV qualifies 2nd.

3) If A. ZVEREV defeats C. ALCARAZ in 2 sets and A. RUBLEV defeats C. RUUD in 2 sets, then A. ZVEREV wins the group and order of remaining players is determined by % of games won.

4) If A. ZVEREV defeats C. ALCARAZ in 2 sets and A. RUBLEV defeats C. RUUD in 3 sets, then A. ZVEREV wins the group and C. RUUD qualifies 2nd.

5) If A. ZVEREV defeats C. ALCARAZ in 3 sets and A. RUBLEV defeats C. RUUD in 2 sets, then A. ZVEREV wins the group and C. ALCARAZ qualifies 2nd.

6) If A. ZVEREV defeats C. ALCARAZ in 3 sets and A. RUBLEV defeats C. RUUD in 3 sets, then A. ZVEREV wins the group and C. RUUD qualifies 2nd.

7) If C. ALCARAZ defeats A. ZVEREV in 2 sets and C. RUUD defeats A. RUBLEV in 2 sets, then A. RUBLEV is eliminated and order of remaining players is determined by % of games won.

8) If C. ALCARAZ defeats A. ZVEREV in 2 sets and C. RUUD defeats A. RUBLEV in 3 sets, then C. ALCARAZ wins the group and A. ZVEREV qualifies 2nd.

9) If C. ALCARAZ defeats A. ZVEREV in 3 sets and C. RUUD defeats A. RUBLEV in 2 sets, then A. ZVEREV wins the group and C. RUUD qualifies 2nd.

10) If C. ALCARAZ defeats A. ZVEREV in 3 sets and C. RUUD defeats A. RUBLEV in 3 sets, then A. ZVEREV wins the group and C. RUUD qualifies 2nd.

Doubles Bob Bryan Group qualification scenarios after the completion of the 2nd round of the event’s group stage:

1) Regardless of score, if M. AREVALO / M. PAVIC defeat S. BOLELLI / A. VAVASSORI and R. BOPANNA / M. EBDEN defeat K. KRAWIETZ / T. PUETZ, then K. KRAWIETZ / T. PUETZ win the group and M. AREVALO / M. PAVIC qualify 2nd.

2) Regardless of score, if M. AREVALO / M. PAVIC defeat S. BOLELLI / A. VAVASSORI and K. KRAWIETZ / T. PUETZ defeat R. BOPANNA / M. EBDEN, then K. KRAWIETZ / T. PUETZ win the group and M. AREVALO / M. PAVIC qualify 2nd.

3) Regardless of score, if S. BOLELLI / A. VAVASSORI defeat M. AREVALO / M. PAVIC and R. BOPANNA / M. EBDEN defeat K. KRAWIETZ / T. PUETZ, then K. KRAWIETZ / T. PUETZ win the group and S. BOLELLI / A. VAVASSORI qualify 2nd.

4) Regardless of score, if S. BOLELLI / A. VAVASSORI defeat M. AREVALO / M. PAVIC and K. KRAWIETZ / T. PUETZ defeat R. BOPANNA / M. EBDEN, then K. KRAWIETZ / T. PUETZ win the group and S. BOLELLI / A. VAVASSORI qualify 2nd.

Doubles Mike Bryan Group qualification scenarios after the completion of the 2nd round of the event’s group stage:

1) Regardless of score, if M. GRANOLLERS / H. ZEBALLOS defeat M. PURCELL / J. THOMPSON and W. KOOLHOF / N. MEKTIC defeat H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN, then W. KOOLHOF / N. MEKTIC win the group and H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN qualify 2nd.

2) Regardless of score, if M. PURCELL / J. THOMPSON defeat M. GRANOLLERS / H. ZEBALLOS and W. KOOLHOF / N. MEKTIC defeat H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN, then H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN win the group and M. PURCELL / J. THOMPSON qualify 2nd.

3) Regardless of score, if M. PURCELL / J. THOMPSON defeat M. GRANOLLERS / H. ZEBALLOS and H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN defeat W. KOOLHOF / N. MEKTIC, then H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN win the group and M. PURCELL / J. THOMPSON qualify 2nd.

4) If M. GRANOLLERS / H. ZEBALLOS defeat M. PURCELL / J. THOMPSON in 2 sets and H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN defeat W. KOOLHOF / N. MEKTIC in 2 sets, then H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN win the group and M. GRANOLLERS / H. ZEBALLOS qualify 2nd.

5) If M. GRANOLLERS / H. ZEBALLOS defeat M. PURCELL / J. THOMPSON in 2 sets and H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN defeat W. KOOLHOF / N. MEKTIC in 3 sets, then H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN win the group and M. GRANOLLERS / H. ZEBALLOS qualify 2nd.

6) If M. GRANOLLERS / H. ZEBALLOS defeat M. PURCELL / J. THOMPSON in 3 sets and H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN defeat W. KOOLHOF / N. MEKTIC in 2 sets, then H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN win the group and M. PURCELL / J. THOMPSON qualify 2nd.

7) If M. GRANOLLERS / H. ZEBALLOS defeat M. PURCELL / J. THOMPSON in 3 sets and H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN defeat W. KOOLHOF / N. MEKTIC in 3 sets, then H. HELIOVAARA / H. PATTEN win the group and M. PURCELL / J. THOMPSON qualify 2nd.

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How wearables are key part of Medvedev’s quest for improvement

Daniil Medvedev stands 6’6”, but does not move like a player that tall. His court coverage helped him climb to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings in 2022.

A lot more goes into that than hard work. Gilles Cervara and the rest of Medvedev’s team drill down to every available detail using wearables to push the boundaries of how well they can prepare the 28-year-old for action.

“It all started in 2020 when we had the plan to improve Daniil’s preparation. One of our teammates came from other sports, especially rugby and soccer, so he had experience with GPS,” Cervara told ATPTour.com, referring to wearables. “He gave us the idea to use it for practice because at that time, we couldn’t use it in matches to have numbers of our different practices and then to compare with matches.

“For matches we didn’t have numbers from GPS, we couldn’t, but we created our own analysis to have numbers of the different movements. And then from those analyses, we put the GPS on during practices, during sets or matches in practice, to also have numbers to compare.”

The idea was to create what Cervara called a “worst-case scenario”. What would be the toughest situation Medvedev would face on court? In that scenario, how many times would he need to change direction? How many times would he need to sprint? At what speed?

“From that we created our own practices to push him to this same limit and it becomes a focus,” Cervara said. “We [know if we] work enough or we didn’t work enough to reach our goals. [We look at the] numbers we need to reach to reach the same [output] as a Grand Slam match.”

According to Cervara, the 2019 ATP Coach of the Year, it is not only about the physical side of performance, but everything that goes into thriving in an extended match.

“The worst-case scenario could be to play five hours or five hours and a half,” Cervara said. “That’s what he experienced against Nadal, against so many players. And during those matches we need to know how many sprints or changes of directions.”

Before wearables were available, Cervara took as long as 10 hours to make similar analyses of matches. Now it has become much easier for Cervara to learn about his player’s efforts and optimise practices to achieve peak performance.

“[We know] if we want him to be prepared for these kind of matches, then we need to do this, this and this during practices, so let’s create those practices,” Cervara said. “We created those practices and then after the practice, with the GPS, we could check if he made the amount of sprints and changes of direction he needs to do during the match.

“It is just to make sure, ‘Okay, when he’s going to be faced with a five-hour match against Sinner or before, Novak and Nadal, we need to be sure that he made it during practice, that he’s prepared for this’. And it is not only during preseason. It is during all the year, constantly.”

Without these innovations, Cervara said he would not truly be able to make measurements. The Frenchman said it would just be about feel. He added: “We need objective numbers”.

Now, wearables are nearly a daily part of Medvedev’s routine. Although the former No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings does not utilise them in matches — despite ATP rules allowing it — Cervara explained the importance of using them in practice.

“You’re able to say, ‘Okay, this practice we made this amount of shots, this amount of serves. We made this intensity or this number of sprints or this distance every day’,” Cervara said. “When you use it every day for five years, you almost know straightaway without GPS what it’s going to be.”

ATP Chief Sporting Officer Ross Hutchins said: “As a Tour, we are committed to driving the sport forward through innovation. That’s why we introduced wearables, which were approved for in-competition use earlier this year. It’s crucial to provide players with the tools to aim to enhance their performance and prevent injury. We look forward to continuing to support them in gaining insight and maximising their careers.”

Cervara has made data from wearables key to his preparation because it allows him to know exactly what is going on with his player.

“It just gave me a clear vision of what we do every day, a clear vision of what Daniil can experience on court during matches,” Cervara said. “It gives you a clear vision, is more objective and it helps a lot. That’s the main thing. It helps a lot to create good practices to prepare the player for the reality of matches.”

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