Alex de Minaur, Jordan Thompson, Max Purcell and Matt Ebden will compete on the ATP Finals, essentially the most Australians to function on the season-ending occasion since 2000.
Turin, Italy, 8 November 2024 | Matt Trollope
A banner yr for Australian tennis continues, with the most important green-and-gold illustration on the ATP Finals in 24 years.
4 Australians have certified for the glittering season-ending championship in Turin; Alex de Minaur in singles, and Jordan Thompson, Max Purcell and Matt Ebden in doubles.
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Not since 2000 have 4 Aussies competed on the ATP Finals, again when Lleyton Hewitt contested the singles occasion and Sandon Stolle, Josh Eagle and Andrew Florent featured in doubles.
However that was within the days when the ATP staged the singles and doubles occasions in several cities. Whereas Hewitt battled it out within the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, Eagle, Florent and Stolle headed to Bangalore, India.
This marks the primary time 4 Australians will compete on the similar venue within the ATP Finals’ 54-year historical past.
De Minaur cemented his qualification earlier this week, becoming a member of Australian Open champion Ebden – who certified with India’s Rohan Bopanna – and Purcell and Thompson, who received the US Open as a pair after falling within the Wimbledon last.
This would be the first time De Minaur is showing on the elite eight-player occasion.
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He had landed in a tricky group pitting him towards world No.1 Jannik Sinner in his opening match, in addition to Daniil Medvedev and Taylor Fritz.
“It’s not rocket science however it’s a must to be prepared from the phrase go. It doesn’t get any more durable than beginning towards Jannik,” De Minaur advised atptour.com.
“From the very begin, I have to be prepared, I have to compete. It’ll be an important expertise. An amazing problem. However that is the place I’ve needed to be all these years.
“I’ve simply consistently checked out myself within the mirror and tried to seek out methods to get higher. It’s what I’ve achieved each single yr. Constantly attempting to enhance and get higher and have enjoyable methods to get higher. It’s by no means to be happy.
“Issues simply click on. You look and attempt to discover and tweak a couple of issues till you hit the suitable spot after which the arrogance works and it’s a good thing when you find yourself enjoying good tennis and excessive on confidence.”
De Minaur, presently ranked eighth, peaked at world No.6 throughout a season wherein he reached consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open.
By additionally progressing to the fourth spherical of the Australian Open, it meant he appeared within the second week of all 4 majors in 2024, a yr that additionally delivered ATP titles in Acapulco and ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
Thompson and Purcell confirmed their ATP Finals qualification on 27 October, two days earlier than Ebden and Bopanna punched their ticket to Turin.
Ebden’s season additionally featured a gold medal in males’s doubles alongside fellow Australian John Friends on the Paris 2024 Olympics, whereas Thompson and Purcell have mixed to win 4 ATP titles and construct a 39-12 report as a staff in 2024.
Thompson and Purcell have landed within the “Mike Bryan” round-robin group and start their marketing campaign towards Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic, whereas Ebden and Bopanna have been drawn within the “Bob Bryan” group and open towards Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.
ATP Finals – singles
ILIE NASTASE GROUP
Jannik Sinner (ITA)
Daniil Medvedev
Taylor Fritz (USA)
Alex de Minaur (AUS)
JOHN NEWCOMBE GROUP
Alexander Zverev (GER)
Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
Casper Ruud (NOR)
Andrey Rublev
ATP Finals – doubles
BOB BRYAN GROUP
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Mate Pavic (CRO)
Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Andrea Vavassori (ITA)
Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Matt Ebden (AUS)
Kevin Krawietz (GER) / Tim Puetz (GER)
MIKE BRYAN GROUP
Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG)
Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Nikola Mektic (CRO)
Max Purcell (AUS) / Jordan Thompson (AUS)
Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR)
