Three gamers have certified for the Nitto ATP Finals: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev. Who will transfer nearer to incomes a spot in Turin this week, with occasions happening in Beijing and Astana?

Solely 630 factors separate fifth-placed Andrey Rublev and ninth-placed Taylor Fritz. With 12 of the Prime 15 gamers within the Dwell Race competing this week on the China Open, an ATP 500 occasion, there will likely be loads of alternatives for strikes to be made.

ATPTour.com seems at gamers in rivalry for the season finale.

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No. 7 Alexander Zverev
The German moved from eighth place to seventh place within the Dwell Race along with his run in Chengdu, the place he claimed his second title of the season (additionally Hamburg). The 26-year-old is now 215 factors away from Holger Rune for the eighth and closing qualifying place.

Zverev didn’t qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals final 12 months after struggling an ankle harm at Roland Garros. The 2-time season finale champion is making an attempt to earn his place on the year-end championships for the sixth time.

No. 14 Karen Khachanov
The 27-year-old didn’t climb a spot within the Pepperstone ATP Dwell Race To Turin by triumphing in Zhuhai, however he did transfer nearer to these forward of him as he tries to qualify for the season finale for the primary time.

Khachanov trails eighth-placed Rune by 895 factors within the Dwell Race after lacking three months due to a number of accidents. However again in type, Khachanov will take confidence understanding three of his 5 ATP Tour titles have come on indoor onerous courts (together with the 2018 Rolex Paris Masters), and the opposite two have are available in China, the place he’ll compete in Beijing and Shanghai over the subsequent few weeks.

No. 8 Holger Rune
One 12 months in the past, Rune was in Turin as an alternate. The Danish star is making an attempt to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the primary time and is at present within the closing qualifying place with a 45-point benefit over ninth-placed Taylor Fritz, who will not be competing this week. Rune, who has not received a match since reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals as he has struggled with a again harm, will attempt to construct his buffer this week on the ATP 500 in Beijing.

No. 10 Casper Ruud
The Norwegian has earned his place in Turin previously two editions, reaching the semi-finals in 2021 and the ultimate in 2022. Will Ruud qualify for the third consecutive 12 months? The 24-year-old is in tenth place within the Dwell Race, 430 factors behind eighth-placed Rune. With 500 factors up for grabs this week in Beijing, he has a chance to start chipping away on the deficit.