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There is a good chance that you are aware of the ATP Finals 2022 taking place this week in Turin. Of course, this is the tournament where the 2022 ATP season comes to a close. And it’s where the best players in the world battle it out to be crowned as the King for that season.

ATP Finals 2022 Schedule

The group matches for the 2022 ATP Finals are played between Sunday, November 13th, and Friday, November 18th. The two groups alternate for each successive day, meaning that if Group A plays on Sunday, Group B will play on Monday. You then have the semi-finals played on Saturday, November 19th, followed by the finals on Sunday, November 20th.

After a week of thrilling matches, the last two survivors of the tournament will fight for the title in Turin. Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud will be the protagonists of the last major ATP tournament of the year.

Friday 20th Order of Play

• 18:15 – Casper Ruud vs Novak Djokovic

Day 8 ATP Finals Preview

The final day is here, the best players of the ATP Finals got their pass after overcoming tough challenges. Novak Djokovic is the only player who won all the matchups and only lost one set. Now he will be looking to finish a perfect tournament and win his sixth title.

Casper Ruud will participate in his third final of the year. The boy lost only one set to Rafael Nadal, but he had already secured first place. Now he has to face another veteran tennis player. Without a doubt, Casper Ruud vs Novak Djokovic will be a thrilling feature.

Day 7 ATP Finals Results

Novak Djokovic vs Taylor Fritz

After this duel, Taylor Fritz was disappointed to be out of the Final of Turin, but at least he fought to the end against Novak Djokovic. In the first set, Fritz broke Djokovic’s serve, but the Serbian player immediately recovered it. A tiebreak was necessary to break the tie and define Novak as the winner.

In the second set, it was similar, but it was Djokovic who took the lead. Taylor Fritz responded on the next serve and evened the games again. This time the tiebreak was not as close as the previous one, but it had the same winner.

Casper Ruud vs Andrey Rublev

Andrey Ruble had his worst performance of the championship, in his most important duel. He also met Casper Ruud who is in a great moment and did not hesitate to take advantage of his opponent’s mistakes.

Everyone expected a more even match, but it turned out to be easy for Casper Ruud who needed just over an hour to win 6-2, 6-4, and go home early to rest and prepare for one of the most important features in his career. A win would certainly be a boost for the ATP rankings updates.

It’s always a thrilling event to watch, and I for one will be trying to catch the matches. However, while many tennis fans are aware of the tournament, the format and schedule still escape most people. After all, it doesn’t work like a traditional tennis tournament.

Therefore, I wanted to put together a quick guide on the ATP Finals to let you know how these elements work. Below, I will be discussing the format of the tournament in terms of both the group stages and the knockout part of the event. And I shall also be revealing the provisional schedule for the event in Turin.

There is a fair bit of information to run through, so let’s get right into it.

Breakdown of the ATP Finals 2022

As a quick reminder, the ATP Finals are due to get started this Sunday – November 13th. It is a tournament that consists of the top 8 guys in the world. And the tournament comes to a close on Sunday, November 20th. This is the day when the final is played and we all get to find out who takes the throne for the 2022 season. However, there is plenty of tennis action between these dates, which brings us to the format and schedule of the event.

Tournament Format Explained

The draw for the ATP Finals 2022 will be made today, and this is when we will know which players are going into which boxes. On that note, the 8 players are split into two groups of 4 players. They then play each of the other three guys in their respective boxes one time. After each of the individual matches has been played, the top two guys from each group will progress to the semi-finals.

At the simplest level, the two guys’ progress is based on match wins alone. But if there is a tie, it goes down to head-to-head records to see who will go through. The winner of Group A will then play against the runner-up from Group B in the semis. And the winner of Group B will play the runner-up from Group A. Of course, the winners of the semi-finals will then compete against one another in the finals.

All matches are played in a best-of-three format, with the third set being a full set with a tie-break at 6-6.

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