ATP Finals 2022: Who could join Djokovic, Nadal, Alcaraz? A look at all key contenders

Serbian tennis superstar vak Djokovic claimed his 90th ATP title by winning ATP 500 event in Astana on Sunday. 20-time Grand Slam champion continued from where he left at Wimbledon 2022 and sealed fifth spot at ATP Finals 2022 in Turin. With Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud, and Stefas Tsitsipas already qualified for ATP Finals, re are only three spots up for grabs in next month’s season finale. 

While ATP Finals 2022 begin on vember 13, as many as 10 players are still in contention for final three slots in eight-player tournament. top eight players in ATP men’s singles rankings ahead of ATP Finals in Turin will qualify for coveted tournament. While Djokovic is currently 10th in rankings, he has sealed qualification and is set to remain in Top 20 list, irrespective of results after Paris Masters, which begins later this month.

Daniil Medvedev leads list of contenders seeking qualification for 2022 ATP Finals

Meanwhile, former World . 1 Daniil Medvedev is currently placed 5th in Race to Turin with 3,555 points to his name. Having retired from his Astana Open semi-final against Djokovic due to an injury, Medvedev can seal sixth spot for qualification if he plays at Paris Masters. Alongside Medvedev, his compatriot Andrey Rublev is also in contention to join ATP Finals list. 

Rublev is currently seventh in rankings with 3235 points and also with a significant lead over Taylor Fritz in race for qualification. As of w, Rubled and Fritz are favourites to earn qualification in final two spots after Medvedev. Fritz currently sits eighth in rankings with 2885 points and is up for making it to ATP Finals for first time in his career, having won Japan Open 2022 last week.

More interesting details about 2022 ATP Finals qualification scenario

It is pertinent to mention that a player qualifies for 2022 ATP Finals if he is placed in Top 20 list and has won a Grand Slam tournament in season. While Nadal is yet to confirm his participation in season finale in Turin, he is highly expected to play and was also seen training hard at his academy in Manacor. Several events are scheduled to be held ahead of Paris Masters, last ATP event this year before ATP Finals.

It should also be ted that Felix Auger-Aliassime currently sits outside cut-off spot for 2022 ATP Finals with 2860 points. Given that he is only 25 points behind Fritz, Felix could also make it to season finale with his performance in upcoming events. Hubert Hurkacz with 2725 points and Alexander Zverev with 2700 stand behind Felix in rankings list but Zverev is less likely to participate in upcoming events due to his injury.