World number one Jannik Sinner said the ATP Finals will be more special for him this time around as it gives him the chance to play on home soil in Italy, months after missing this year's Italian Open in Rome due to a hip injury.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz were placed in different groups for the ATP Finals in the draw. The earliest they could meet is the semifinals. The Ilie Nastase Group features Sinner, Daniil Medvedev,

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are poised to add another entry into their rapidly developing rivalry when the ATP Finals open Sunday without any members of the Big Three for the first time in nearly a quarter century.