Alexander Zverev desperately needs a win to get his campaign in Turin off to a good start. He will face American Ben Shelton on Sunday.
Starting with a minor final: For Alexander Zverev, the ATP Finals in Turin will begin with a crucial match on the opening day. The two-time tournament winner will face American Ben Shelton on Sunday in the second match of the evening session (not before 8:30 p.m.).
A defeat would make it extremely difficult to secure the second place in the group of four needed to reach the semifinals, with top favorite Jannik Sinner.
Zverev’s third opponent in the “Björn Borg Group” has not yet been determined. If Italian Lorenzo Musetti wins Saturday’s final in Athens against Novak Djokovic, he will face his compatriot Sinner in Turin on Monday. If Musetti loses, Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime will be there.
In the “Jimmy Connors Group,” Sinner’s great rival Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) and Australia’s Alex de Minaur will play the opening match on Sunday as the second match of the early session (not before 2:00 p.m.).
Before that, at 11:30 a.m., defending German champions Kevin Krawietz/Tim Pütz will face French and US Open winners Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos (Spain/Argentina) in the doubles.