Who will make their move in Asia, where the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin heats up?
With less than two months to go until the Nitto ATP Finals, all eyes will be on Asia during the next four weeks when the battle for Turin qualification will take further shape.
Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev have already booked their spots at the prestigious year-end event, to be played from 10-17 November, while Carlos Alcaraz (6,010 points) is close to joining them.
Behind that trio, five spaces are left to be filled, with many stars aiming to gain points in Asia to boost their hopes. Taylor Fritz (3,890) is fifth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin after he reached his maiden major final at the US Open and is now in strong contention to qualify for the second time after reaching the semi-finals in 2022.
Fourth-placed Medvedev (4,420), sixth-placed Casper Ruud (3,795) and seventh-placed Andrey Rublev (3,480) have all competed in Turin on more than one occasion, with Medvedev lifting the trophy in 2020. Medvedev and Rublev will take to court at the ATP 500 in Beijing, starting in nine days time, with none of the Top 14 in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin in action this week at ATP 250 events in Chengdu and Hangzhou.
PIF ATP Live Race To Turin
| Player | Points |
| 1) Jannik Sinner | 9,000 |
| 2) Alexander Zverev | 6,115 |
| 3) Carlos Alcaraz | 6,010 |
| 4) Daniil Medvedev | 4,420 |
| 5) Taylor Fritz | 3,890 |
| 6) Casper Ruud | 3,795 |
| 7) Andrey Rublev | 3,480 |
| 8) Alex de Minaur | 3,305 |
| 9) Novak Djokovic | 3,260 |
| 10) Grigor Dimitrov | 2,835 |
Alex de Minaur (3,305) reached major quarter-finals at Wimbledon and the US Open in recent months but struggled with injuries during the latter stages of both Slams. The Australian occupies the final qualification spot in eighth and is the only player in the Top 10 in the Live Race To Turin who has not competed at the Nitto ATP Finals before.
De Minaur plays at the ATP 500 in Tokyo next week alongside Ruud and Fritz. Novak Djokovic (3,260) is just 45 points behind De Minaur in ninth place but is not returning to action until October, when he will aim to win his 100th tour-level title at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai.
[ATP APP]Former champion Grigor Dimitrov (2,835), Tommy Paul (2,735), 2019 winner Stefanos Tsitsipas (2,735), Hubert Hurkacz (2,590) and Frances Tiafoe (2,460) all remain within sight of De Minaur but will need deep runs at several events during the Asian swing to put themselves in the driving seat when the Tour returns to Europe in mid-October.
Behind them, Lorenzo Musetti (2,225) and Holger Rune (2,185) are the only two players in the Top 16 in the Live Race To Turin to play this week and both will seek to clinch titles at ATP 250s in Chengdu and Hangzhou, respectively.
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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