PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin
Will anybody chase down Musetti in chase for Nitto ATP Finals spot?
Three stars pile stress on Musetti, who occupies last qualification spot
October 19, 2025
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Felix Auger-Aliassime is pursuing his second Nitto ATP Finals qualification.
By ATP Workers
Is Lorenzo Musetti’s bid for a maiden Nitto ATP Finals qualification beneath menace from Felix Auger-Aliassime, Casper Ruud and Daniil Medvedev?
All three stars claimed ATP 250 titles on Sunday that would show pivotal because the PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin nears its climax. With Tenth-placed Jack Draper sideline for the rest of the season by way of damage, Auger-Aliassime (ninth), Ruud (eleventh) and Medvedev (twelfth) proceed to pile the stress on Musetti, who presently occupies the ultimate qualification spot in eighth, and Alex de Minaur, who’s simply forward in seventh..
Musetti has made it clear {that a} huge objective this season is to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, which is particularly vital to the Italian given the occasion is performed on residence soil. However Musetti has by no means earned his place on the season finale earlier than, whereas these behind him have.
Three years in the past, Auger-Aliassime made a late cost into the sector because of success throughout this identical indoor season. Ruud is a three-time qualifier for the year-end championships, whereas Medvedev is pursuing his seventh consecutive qualification.
PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin (following Brussels, Stockholm, Almaty)
*Draper shouldn’t be competing the remainder of the season by way of damage
Following his sixth ATP Tour title on indoor courts in Brussels, Auger-Aliassime trails Musetti by simply 330 factors. He’s a confirmed contender on onerous courts and the two-time Basel champion has the chance to additional shut the hole when he returns to the ATP 500 occasion.
Ruud clinched his maiden Stockholm trophy and despatched a reminder. He’s 740 factors behind Musetti however might additionally push additional when he competed in Basel.
Medvedev entered the Rolex Shanghai Masters in twentieth place within the PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin, however he reached the semi-finals and backed it up with a title run on the Almaty Open. The previous Nitto ATP Finals champion is now twelfth and can fancy his probabilities to realize extra floor in Vienna and Paris, the place he has triumphed up to now.
Musetti — together with sixth-placed Ben Shelton — is aiming to make his debut on the year-end championships. Fourth-placed Alexander Zverev, fifth-placed Taylor Fritz and seventh-placed Alex de Minaur all have expertise on the Nitto ATP Finals, and they’re nonetheless making an attempt to safe their spot in Turin.
De Minaur made his debut one yr in the past and is making an attempt to return to Inalpi Area. The Australian has cushion in seventh place, however he’s solely 60 factors forward of Musetti.
Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic have already certified for the Nitto ATP Finals. Sinner is the defending champion, whereas Alcaraz will chase his first title on the match. Djokovic is the report seven-time champion on the season finale.
