The current world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain will be missing the tournament due to an injury. This will leave Nadal, Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, Daniil Medvedev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz fighting for the singles title
The Spaniard shared the news through his Twitter account and shared the information about his withdrawal from the two-year-end tournaments due to an injury.
Carlos Alcaraz had a season that will go down in history to be remembered. One of its key moments was when the Spaniard broke the record for the youngest World No. 1 in ATP Rankings history.
The Greek player will make his fourth successive appearance at the season finale, which will be held for the second consecutive year at the Pala Alpitour in Turin from November 13 to 20.
Ruud guaranteed his spot in the year-end championships by winning his second-round match in Seoul against Nicolas Jarry. After making his breakthrough in 2021, Ruud has elevated his game to new heights this season.
Auger-Aliassime produced a stunning performance to clinch the match 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2 against Carlos Alcaraz. The 19-year-old Alcaraz fought valiantly but was unable to close out the tie.