De Minaur qualifies for ATP Finals in Turin | 6 November, 2024 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions
Alex de Minaur will turn into the primary Australian to compete in singles on the ATP Finals since Lleyton Hewitt 20 years in the past, after securing his place within the elite subject of eight gamers in Turin.
Turin, Italy, 6 November 2024 | Ian Chadband (AAP)
After 10 lengthy months, competing in 20 tournaments in 10 completely different international locations, battling devastating accidents whereas successful 47 out of 63 hard-fought matches, Alex de Minaur lastly acquired his simply desserts.
He’ll go, for the primary time in his ever-evolving profession, to the massive ball of the season, the ATP Finals in Turin.
The Australian No 1 obtained excellent news on Tuesday as Novak Djokovic’s announcement that he’s withdrawing from subsequent week’s match ensured De Minaur, Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud had been all assured the final three spots within the eight-man occasion on the Inalpi Area.
The sector is SET 🔥
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– ATP Tour (@atptour) November 5, 2024
De Minaur was scheduled to play this week’s ATP occasion in Belgrade however has withdrawn, giving him a much-needed four-day break after three consecutive weeks of competing in Europe.
And what a possibility awaits the ‘Demon’.
Djokovic’s damage withdrawal means the ATP Finals can be with out the ‘Huge Three’ of males’s tennis – Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal – for the primary time in 23 years.
However it would additionally imply there can be an Australian within the high eight for the primary time in 20 years since Lleyton Hewitt reached the ultimate in 2004 and was crushed by Federer.
De Minaur joins Australian double qualifiers Max Purcell, Jordan Thompson and Matt Ebden on the end-of-season occasion.
The eight-a-side, week-long match begins on Sunday as the 2 round-robin teams can be drawn on Thursday.
There can be no straightforward video games for eighth-seeded De Minaur, with Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Taylor Fritz making up the remainder of the sector.
De Minaur has a successful document in opposition to Ruud (2-0), Rublev (4-3) and Fritz (5-3), dropping to Medvedev (3-6) and Alcaraz (0-2) , and one aspect. in opposition to Zverev (2-8) and Sinner (0-7).
The ATP Finals affords a prize pool of US$15.25 million ($A23.11 million), with the singles champion having an opportunity to win a record-breaking US$4.8 million ($A7.3 million) — the most important winner of all time. prize on the boys’s tour – if he can win with out dropping a match.
For De Minaur, the excellent news about his booming profession got here a day after he entered the Australian Junior Tour, now referred to as the De Minaur Junior Tour.
> MORE: De Minaur is future Aussie tennis champion forward of Junior Tour Finals
It is a part of the Sydneysider’s dedication, alongside Tennis Australia, to nurturing the tennis stars of the long run.
He’s working with the governing physique to ascertain a scholarship program designed to assist excessive achievers, making certain they’ve the sources and coaching they want.
“I’ve been lucky to have discovered loads from my academics over time,” stated de Minaur.
“I wish to cross on the data I’ve gathered all through my journey and assist younger Aussie athletes develop and turn into one of the best model of themselves they are often.”
ATP Finals subject
[1] Jannik Sinner (ITA)[2] Alexander Zverev (GER)
[3] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
[4] Daniel Medvedev
[5] Taylor Fritz (USA)
[7] Casper Ruud (NOR)
[8] Alex de Minaur (AUS)
[9] Andrei Rublev
