TURIN (The Thursday Times) — Alexander Zverev aur Carlos Alcaraz Turin mein ATP Finals mein sarfehrist hon ge, jo Itwar se shuru ho rahe hain. Do martaba ke difai champion Jannik Sinner is baar shamil nahin hon ge aur chaar khilari pehli baar shirkat kar rahe hain.
Sinner, jinhon ne 2024 aur 2025 mein season ke ikhtitami title jeete, July mein Wimbledon mein apna panchwan Grand Slam title jeetne ke baad ghutne ki chot ki wajah se nahin khele. Mangal ko Milan mein Italvi khilari ne kaha ke woh January mein Australian Open mein wapsi ki umeed rakhte hain lekin sehatyabi mein jaldi nahin karen ge.
Zverev aur Alcaraz sarfehrist seed
Aalmi number ek aur top seed Zverev do martaba ke champion hain, unhon ne 2018 aur 2021 mein title jeeta, aur yeh is event mein un ki naveen shirkat hai. Doosre seed Alcaraz Itwar ko Paris Masters ke final mein Ben Shelton ko hara kar Faransisi darul hukoomat mein apna pehla title jeet kar achhi form mein aa rahe hain. Haspanvi khilari guzishta saal final mein Sinner se haarne ke baad ab bhi apne pehle ATP Finals title ki talash mein hain.
2020 ke champion Daniil Medvedev aath khilariyon mein wahid doosre sabiq fateh hain.
Chaar naye khilari
Aadhe khilari is tournament mein naye hain. America ke Frances Tiafoe Shelton ke sath pehli baar khel rahe hain, yun musalsal doosre saal America ke do khilari qualify kar gaye hain; 1999 mein Pete Sampras ke baad kisi Americi ne singles title nahin jeeta.
Italy ke Flavio Cobolli apne mulk ke tamashaiyon ke samne pehli baar ATP Finals khelen ge, unhon ne is season French Open ka final khela. Barcelona aur Cincinnati mein title jeetne wale Arthur Fils 2016 mein Gaël Monfils ke baad qualify karne wale pehle Faransisi hain.
Sab se ghair mutawaqqa naam Spain ke 20 saala Rafael Jodar ka hai, jo ek saal pehle America mein college tennis khel rahe thay aur unhon ne aakhri jagah hasil ki.
Tournament kaise hota hai
Aathon khilariyon ko Jumeraat ko chaar chaar ke do groups mein taqseem kiya jaye ga, jin mein se ek ek ki qiyadat Zverev aur Alcaraz karen ge. Har group ke pehle do khilari semi-final mein pohanchen ge, aur final 22 November ko Inalpi Arena mein hoga. Tournament ki inami raqam 1 crore 57 lakh 50 hazar dollar hai, aur naqabil-e-shikast champion ko 51 lakh 71 hazar dollar tak mil sakte hain.
