ATP Race to Turin after Week One of 2024 season as Alexander Zverev leads the way after United Cup heroics

The return of the ATP Tour and the conclusion of the first tournaments of the year have Alexander Zverev leading the ATP Race after the 2024 United Cup, where he secured 4 victories and the title with Germany in Sydney. The podium of players also features recent ATP 250 champions Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov.

Additionally, Alex De Minaur, who entered the top-10 for the first time in his career after an impressive run in the United Cup, where he led the Australian team to the semifinals, including a remarkable victory over Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. The upper part of the Race has several surprises, such as Zizou Berges (world No.130), Alehandro Tabilo (No. 82), Emil Ruusuvuori (No. 50), and Dominik Koepfer (No. 61).

On the other hand, the top four players in the world have not yet gained positions in the Race. In the case of Novak Djokovic, the United Cup earned him 60 points, placing him at No. 60. The rest of the top-4, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, and Jannik Sinner, have not earned points and will enter the Australian Open to play their first official matches of the year.

The former world No. 2 played a crucial role in the men's singles throughout the tournament. He began with a comeback against Lorenzo Sonego (6-7, 6-3, 6-4) and then faced Adrian Mannarino (4-6, 6-4, 6-3). In the knockout stages, he secured a crucial victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-4, 6-4) to keep Germany alive and advance to the semifinals, where he suffered his first defeat against the surprising Alex De Minaur (5-7, 6-3, 6-4). In the final, his triumph over Hubert Hurkacz (6-7, 7-6, 6-4), even saving two match points against him (6-7, 7-6, 6-4), was instrumental.

In addition to the singles matches, the 26-year-old also played mixed doubles in all ties. During the group stage, he partnered with the former world No. 1 Angelique Kerber against Italy (6-3, 6-0) and faced the only defeat for the Germans in mixed doubles against France (6-7, 6-1, [10-12]). From the quarterfinals onward, his partner was Laura Siegemund, and they ended with victories against Greece (6-3, 6-3), Australia (7-6, 6-7, [15-13]), and against Poland in the final for the championship (6-4, 5-7, [10-4]).