Alexander Zverev leads the eight singles players heading to Turin with 9,350 points, securing his place ahead of the season-ending tournament, Le Figaro reported.
The field for the event running from November 15 to November 22 was finalized following the Paris Masters 1000, which served as the final points-scoring event on the Race rankings, according to Le Figaro.
Four players had already secured their berths in Italy before the Paris tournament began on November 2, Le Figaro reported. Those early qualifiers included Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton, and Daniil Medvedev.
Jannik Sinner held the second spot in the standings with 7,950 points, but Le Figaro reported that the Italian player will miss the tournament due to a left-leg injury that sidelines him for the remainder of the year. Sinner withdrew from Vienna and subsequently made a late withdrawal in Paris.
Despite his late withdrawal in Paris due to his leg injury, Flavio Cobolli qualified for Turin on Tuesday, Le Figaro reported. The Italian secured his spot when Spain’s Rafael Jodar, who was ninth in the Race at the time, was eliminated in the second round.
The qualification battle continued Wednesday when Frances Tiafoe, then eighth in the Race, lost to Quentin Halys, Le Figaro reported. That defeat sent 22-year-old Arthur Fils into his first tour finals as the seventh qualifier, making him the first Frenchman to reach the tournament since Gaël Monfils in 2016.
Frances Tiafoe and Rafael Jodar entered the final stages without control over their own qualification fates, relying on results from Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, Le Figaro reported. Both American players needed to reach the semifinals and finals respectively to claim the remaining spots.
Fritz and Paul were both stopped in the quarterfinals on Friday in Paris, sealing the qualifications for Tiafoe and Jodar, according to Le Figaro. The results confirmed four tournament debutants in Turin: Cobolli, Fils, Tiafoe, and Jodar.
The final standings established the eight competitors for the season finale, led by Alexander Zverev at 9,350 points, Le Figaro reported. Carlos Alcaraz follows with 6,100 points, Ben Shelton holds 5,170 points, and Daniil Medvedev sits with 3,820 points.
Flavio Cobolli reached 3,680 points, Arthur Fils recorded 3,625 points, Frances Tiafoe finished with 3,390 points, and Rafael Jodar qualified in ninth position with 3,234 points following Sinner’s withdrawal, according to Le Figaro. Alex de Minaur finished as the first player out of the qualification zone with 3,170 points.
