Holger Rune won his first ATP1000 event in Paris on Sunday after defeating the great Novak Djokovic in a thriller. Following this feat, the Danish player will be ranked number 10 on Monday. This means that after Carlos Alcaraz’s retirement from the ATP Finals, he will be the first alternate in Turin. Therefore, Holger decided not to play anymore in the Next-Gen Finals next week in Milan leaving Lorenzo Musetti and Jack Draper as the top favorites. Matteo Arnaldi will join the competition.
These are the new groups.
Green Group
Nakashima
Lehecka
Passaro
Arnaldi
Red Group
Musetti
Draper
Tseng
Stricker
Holger Rune in 2022
Currently ranked no.18 (career-high), Holger played his last match on the 6th of November when he overcame world no.7 Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the final in Paris to win his 2nd career title.
This year the Dane owns a 50-27 win-loss record. Holger clinched 4 titles in 2022 in the Sanremo Challenger, Munich, Stockholm and Paris. The Dane was the finalist in Sofia and in Basel.
Lorenzo Musetti in 2022
At the moment ranked no.23 (career-high), the Italian played his last match on the 4th of November when he was defeated by world no.7 Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-3
in the quarter in Paris (draw).Currently, during this year Lorenzo owns a composed 43-26 match record. Musetti has won 3 titles in 2022 in the Forli 6 Challenger, Hamburg and Naples.
Holger Rune and Lorenzo Musetti have never squared off.
Jack Draper in 2022
Now ranked no.45 (career-high), the Brit played his last match on the 2nd of November when he was overcome by world no.21 Francis Tiafoe 6-3 7-5 in the 2nd round in Paris (draw).
Currently, during this season Jack has a 44-17 match record. Draper clinched 4 titles in 2022 in the Forli 2 Challenger, the Forli 4 Challenger, the Forli 5 Challenger and the St. Brieuc Challenger.