Associated Press
Jannik Sinner and were placed in different groups for the ATP Finals in Thursday’s draw. The earliest they could meet is the semifinals.
Daniil Medvedev, and. Alexander Zverev, and. The groups are named for the first No. 1s in the ATP rankings.
Novak Djokovic withdrew on Tuesday citing an injury, making it the first time in 23 years that the ATP Finals will be held without any of the Big Three of Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
“It’s strange to not see Novak here, just because of all the success he had,” Zverev said. “The first time I won in 2018, you had to beat both or at least two of the three players. I beat Federer in the semis, and then I beat Djokovic in the finals. You had to beat those guys to have a chance at the title. So it does feel different.”
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