ATP Finals Draw: Zverev Opens Against Jodar, Alcaraz Meets Tiafoe in Turin, and Sinner Is Out

Last year's champion, Jannik Sinner, is not in Turin. Tennis Majors reports that he withdrew with a knee injury. His absence leaves Alcaraz, who leads Medvedev 7-3 in the ATP's head-to-head records, as the headline name in the field.

What is the ATP Finals schedule for the opening days?

According to Tennis TourTalk, the order of play is Zverev against Jodar in the afternoon on Sunday and Shelton against Fils in the evening session. On Monday, Alcaraz meets Tiafoe by day and Medvedev plays Cobolli at night. The ATP lists singles starting at 2 p.m. in the afternoon and not before 8:30 p.m. in the evening throughout the round-robin stage, which ends on Friday 20 November.

The records point to a few early storylines. Zverev has beaten Jodar once, in a three-set Roland-Garros quarter-final this year, and leads Shelton 6-0, including the US Open final, which he won 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2, per Tennis Majors. Alcaraz leads Tiafoe 2-1, while Tiafoe holds a 4-1 edge over Cobolli, the ATP's figures show. Fils, a debutant, called qualifying a childhood dream, Tennis Majors said.

Who is in the doubles draw?

Tennis TourTalk lists Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten as top seeds in the Todd Woodbridge group, alongside Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic, Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti, and Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos. Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski, seeded second, lead the Mark Woodforde group with Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos, Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, and Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz. Doubles matches begin at 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. each day, the ATP said.

With no Sinner, the title looks wide open, and the first week will show whether the four debutants can carry a field that the big names have not dominated.