Novak Djokovic qualifies for ATP Finals after Astana Open triumph, joins Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz in Turin
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Updated 10/10/2022 at 08:37 GMT
Novak Djokovic has become the fifth player to qualify for the ATP Finals in Turn after he won his 90th career-title by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Astana Open. It’s the 15th time he has qualified for the season-ending tournament, which takes place from November 13 to 20. The 21-time Grand Slam champion has a chance to equal Roger Federer’s record of six ATP Finals titles.
Djokovic defeats Tsitsipas to lift Astana Open title
Novak Djokovic has qualified for the ATP Finals after he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Astana Open on Sunday.
Despite being 10th on this season’s ranking list, Djokovic’s Wimbledon title earlier this year meant he only needed to be in the top 20 of this year’s rankings to ensure a place at the season-ending event in Turin.
His back-to-back titles in Tel Aviv and Astana have meant he has now won 90 ATP events in his career which puts him 19 behind Jimmy Connors, who has the most.
It is the 15th time the Serbian has made the ATP Finals, which is the joint-fourth most in history, behind only Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Connors.
Victory in Turin, which takes place from November 13 to November 20, would see Djokovic equal Federer’s record of six ATP Finals titles.
Djokovic is the fifth player to confirm a place in the ATP Finals with Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud and Tsitsipas having already qualified.
It means there are just three more spots available with Daniil Medvedev set to take one of those places, if he is not seriously injured after he made a shock retirement in his semi-final against Djokovic in Astana on Saturday.
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Race to qualify for 2022 ATP Finals
| Position | Player | Points |
| 1 | Carlos Alcaraz | 6460 |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 5810 |
| 3 | Casper Ruud | 4930 |
| 4 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4885 |
| 5 | Daniil Medvedev | 3555 |
| 6 | Andrey Rublev | 3235 |
| 7 | Taylor Fritz | 2885 |
| 8 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 2860 |
| 9 | Hubert Hurkacz | 2725 |
| 10 | Novak Djokovic | 2720 |
| 11 | Alexander Zverev | 2700 |
| 12 | Cameron Norrie | 2365 |
Bold = Qualified for ATP Finals
Below Medvedev, the final two qualification spots for the ATP Finals are held by Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz.
Fritz is narrowly ahead of Felix Auger-Aliassime, Hubert Hurkacz and Alexander Zverev so a lot can change between now and Turin.
Rublev and Auger-Aliassime are playing in ATP 250 events this week in Italy and Spain.
The crucial part of the race to Turin will take place in the final two weeks in October when the Swiss Indoors and Vienna Open take place, as they are ATP 500 events.
Then, there is the Paris Masters, which is the final ATP Masters 1000 event of the year so 1000 points are up for grabs.
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