Alex de Minaur, making his ATP Finals debut, goals to grow to be the primary Australian to win the season-ending occasion in 22 years.
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A part of the Ilie Nastase group, De Minaur will compete towards world No.1 Jannik Sinner, 2020 ATP Finals champion Daniil Medvedev, and US Open 2024 finalist Taylor Fritz.
Enjoying a round-robin format, the highest two from every group will advance to the knockout semifinal stage.
When will Demon play?
De Minaur will first step on court docket on Sunday evening native time when he battles Sinner on the primary day of competitors.
His different round-robin matches might be performed on Tuesday and Thursday, when he’ll face Medvedev and Fritz. It’s but to be decided what day and time he’ll play both opponent.
The group stage will conclude on Friday evening, with the semifinals being performed on Saturday 16 November and the ultimate Sunday 17 November.
How does De Minaur fare towards his opponents?
The Australian No.1 must enter uncharted territory to make a successful begin in his ATP Finals marketing campaign, given he’s but to defeat Sinner in seven makes an attempt.
Their most up-to-date encounter was on the Rotterdam Open closing in February, the place the Australian Open 2024 champion gained 7-5 6-4.
De Minaur has a extra promising file towards Sinner’s opponent in that Australian Open closing, holding a 3-6 file towards Medvedev. De Minaur gained their solely match in 2024 within the fourth spherical of Roland Garros.
Shedding the primary set, De Minaur dominated within the subsequent three units to achieve his first Grand Slam quarterfinal since US Open 2020.
His greatest head-to-head file towards fellow group members comes towards Fritz.
De Minaur has gained their previous two matches, boasting a successful 5-3 file total. Most lately, the Aussie defeated Fritz 6-4 6-2 within the group stage of the 2024 United Cup, to assist Staff Australia advance to the knockout rounds.
Different Aussies in motion
De Minaur shouldn’t be the one Aussie competing in Turin. He might be one in every of 4 Aussies to characteristic on the occasion with Jordan Thompson, Max Purcell and Matt Ebden all enjoying doubles.
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Like De Minaur, Thompson and Purcell will make their ATP Finals debut after a dominant second half of the 12 months. Their triumph at Flushing Meadows, in addition to their finals look at Wimbledon, sees the pair enter the event because the fifth seeds.
As for Ebden, he’s no stranger to Inalpi Area. The world No.11 and companion Rohan Bopanna performed final 12 months, reaching the semifinals. The Australian Open 2024 doubles champions are ranked sixth.
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