The line-up for the 2023 ATP Finals has been completed with Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune the final two players to book their spots for the prestigious event in Turin, Italy.
The duo will join world No 1 Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz as well as Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the draw for the season-ending tournament.
Just a day after Tsitsipas became the sixth player to secure his place at the Finals, the last two cards fell into place after the final quarter-final match at the Paris Masters on Friday evening as first Zverev secured his ticket and then Rune.
Seven players were fighting it out for the last three places a few days ago in Paris-Bercy, but Tommy Paul fell by the wayside as he lost in the second round then Taylor Fritz withdrew from the tournament due to injury.
With Tsitsipas booking his place, it left Zverev, Rune, Hubert Hurkacz and Alex de Minaur in the running for two places come quarter-final day in Paris.
However, Hurkacz’s hopes were ended when he lost in three sets against Grigor Dimitrov, resulting in Zverev becoming the seventh player to qualify.
De Minaur then had to beat Rublev to stay in the hunt, but he also suffered a three-set defeat to put Rune into the main draw.
♂️ Novak Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz
Daniil Medvedev
Jannik Sinner
Andrey Rublev
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Alexander Zverev
️ Holger RuneThe 2023 #NittoATPFinals line-up is locked in!
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 4, 2023
The Dane will make his debut at the ATP Finals along with Carlos Alcaraz, who withdrew from last year’s event due to injury.
Four of the players in the 2023 line-up have won the title before with defending champion Djokovic looking for a record-breaking seventh title.
Zverev won in 2021 and 2018, Medvedev was the champion in 2020 and Tsitsipas lifted the trophy in 2019.
ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said: “Congratulations to all the players that have qualified for the 2023 Nitto ATP Finals. It’s a reflection of a truly impressive season.
“This is a unique tournament, featuring only the best of the best, with so much on the line for players. The stage is now set for an incredible final showdown in Turin.”
This year’s ATP Finals will once again be staged at the Pala Alpitour in Turin with the tournament starting on November 13 with the finals set for Sunday, November 19.
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