Carlos Alcaraz Faces Medvedev and Tiafoe in 2026 ATP Finals Draw

Carlos Alcaraz targets the only major individual trophy missing from his resume as the ATP Finals gather eight of the season’s top players in Turin, Italy, from November 15 to 22, 2026.

The 23-year-old Spaniard enters his fourth appearance at the season-ending championship as the second seed. A draw on Thursday, November 12, placed Alcaraz in the Ivan Lendl Group alongside fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev, fifth-seeded Flavio Cobolli, and seventh-seeded Frances Tiafoe, El Comercio reported.

Alcaraz arrives in northern Italy following tournament victories in Tokyo, Vienna, and Paris, having reached the final of the 2025 ATP Finals for his best result at the event to date. His career achievements already include all four Grand Slam titles, leaving the tournament of masters as the lone major gap in his collection.

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The 57th edition of the men’s season finale takes place without two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner of Italy, who misses the tournament due to a knee injury. The tournament format divides the eight qualifiers into two round-robin groups of four, where each competitor plays three matches and the top two finishers advance to the semifinals.

Alcaraz opens his group-stage campaign on Monday, November 16, facing Tiafoe not before 8:00 a.m. Ecuador time (1:00 p.m. UTC).

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Medvedev, the 2020 ATP Finals champion, provides the toughest historical test in the group for the Spaniard. Alcaraz leads their overall head-to-head record seven wins to three, though the pair split their two meetings during the 2026 season.

Cobolli rounds out the Ivan Lendl Group. The Italian fifth seed makes his debut in the elite field before a home crowd in Turin.

World number one Alexander Zverev heads the John McEnroe Group alongside Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils, and Rafael Jódar. Zverev secured the year-end top ranking mathematically following Alcaraz’s elimination at the Shanghai Masters in October, according to records published by El Comercio.

Zverev previously won the ATP Finals titles in 2018 and 2021. His group features Shelton making his second tournament appearance alongside debutants Fils and Jódar.

Play begins on Sunday, November 15, with the opening matches of the John McEnroe Group. Alcaraz y Tiafoe abrirán la participación, seguidos por el enfrentamiento entre Medvedev y Cobolli.