Hello and welcome to our live blog of the ATP Finals group stage match between Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud. The two are the first to face off in the John Newcombe Group at the Inalpi Arena.
Alcaraz has had a fantastic year, winning two grand slams and winning silver at the Olympics. The world No 3 has a chance to move up a spot in the year-end rankings should he do well here in Turin.
Ruud, on the other hand, epitomises the saying ‘always the bridesmaid, never the bride’. The world No 7 is a three-time slam finalist and also finished second at the 2022 ATP finals, losing 7-5, 6-3 to Novak Djokovic. He lost three ATP finals early on this year before winning in Barcelona and Geneva.
Join me for the 1pm GMT start and, as always, send me an email if you have any thoughts, predictions, questions, or complaints you would like to share.