Who qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals semi-finals?
The semi-finals for the 2024 Nitto ATP Finals are set.
Jannik Sinner won the Ilie Nastase Group and will face Casper Ruud, the second-placed finisher in the John Newcombe Group. They will compete in the evening match, not before 8:30 p.m.
Sinner has won both of the pair’s previous Lexus ATP Head2Head meetings, which came in Vienna in 2020 and 2021. The Italian triumphed in straight sets on both occasions.
Two-time Nitto ATP Finals champion Alexander Zverev topped the John Newcombe Group and will take on Taylor Fritz, who came in second in the Ilie Nastase Group.
Fritz leads his series with Zverev 6-5, having claimed four of their previous five clashes, including three straight victories this year. Fritz most recently emerged victorious 6-4, 7-5 at the Laver Cup. They will meet in the first semi-final not before 2:30 p.m.
In doubles, fifth seeds Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson will face eighth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in the afternoon. Top seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic will battle seventh seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten in the evening.
[ATP AWARDS]ORDER OF PLAY – SATURDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2024
CENTRE COURT start 12 p.m.
[8] Kevin Krawietz (GER) / Tim Puetz (GER) vs [5] Max Purcell (AUS) / Jordan Thompson (AUS)Not Before 2:30 p.m.
[2] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs [5] Taylor Fritz (USA)
Not Before 6 p.m.
[7] Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR) vs [1] Marcelo Arevalo (SLV) / Mate Pavic (CRO)
Not Before 8:30 p.m.
[1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs [6] Casper Ruud (NOR)