Carlos Alcaraz had qualified on his own merits to play his first ATP Finals at 19 years old. However, the tennis player was injured in the abdominal area in his quarterfinal match of the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 with the Danish Holger Rune.
Alcaraz confirmed a muscle tear that forces him to miss the rest of the season, that is, the Turin Masters Cup and the Davis Cup.
In his place, the first reserve entered, the American Taylor Fritznumber nine of the 2022 Race and who will face Rafael Nadal tonight at the end of the first day of the green group.
In case there was another casualty, the second reserve is young Runebrand new champion in Bercy against Novak Djokovic.
World leadership at stake
The absence of Alcaraz has opened the possibility that he could lose the number 1 in favor of Rafael Nadal or Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The only thing worth the Greek is to win the title undefeated while Nadal could overtake his compatriot if he reaches the final undefeated or if he lifts the trophy next Sunday, November 20.
