Fritz boosts Turin qualification hopes after US Open run, Mover of Week

  • Posted: Sep 09, 2024

With just two months to go until the Nitto ATP Finals, the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin is starting to heat up. Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev have already qualified for the prestigious year-end event, but behind them there are a host of stars aiming to finish in the Top 8 and qualify for Turin.

ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin as of Monday, 9 September following the US Open.

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Taylor Fritz – Fifth (3,890 points), +5
Fritz has climbed five spots to fifth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin after he became the first American man to reach a major final since Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in 2009. The 26-year-old, who defeated Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud and Frances Tiafoe before losing to Sinner in the final, is aiming to make his second appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals. He reached the semi-finals in 2022.

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Alex de Minaur – Eighth (3,305 points)
The Australian remains in strong contention to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the first time after he advanced to the quarter-finals at a major for the third time this season at Flushing Meadows. De Minaur has won tour-level titles in Acapulco and ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2024.

Grigor Dimitrov – 10th (2,835 points), +3
The 33-year-old is back in the Top 10 in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin after he enjoyed a run to the quarter-finals at the US Open. The Bulgarian is aiming to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the first time since he won the title in 2017. Dimitrov is currently 470 points behind eighth-placed De Minaur, who occupies the final qualification spot.

Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev have already qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals, scheduled to take place from 10-17 November.

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