Sinner and Alcaraz placed in different groups for the ATP Finals

By The Associated Press

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts as he plays France's Ugo Humbert in a third round match at the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Accor Arena, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michel Euler]

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have been placed in different groups for the ATP Finals in Turin. That means the earliest they could meet is the semifinals. The Ilie Nastase Group features Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur. The John Newcombe Group features Alexander Zverev, Alcaraz, Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev. The tournament for the year’s top eight players starts on Sunday and the top two finishers in each group advance to the semifinals. Sinner and Alcaraz split the year’s four Grand Slam titles between them. Sinner won the Australian Open and the U.S. Open. Alcaraz won the French Open and Wimbledon. Defending champion Novak Djokovic withdrew citing an injury.