We already know the lineups that will be presented in Bologna next month by the eight countries that will fight to lift the Davis Cup 2026. In total, there will be four players from the top 10: Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Flavio Cobolli, and Felix Auger-Aliassime. Rafa Jódar will also be there, who could soon join this group.
The Malaga player has withdrawn at the last minute from the ATP 500 in Basel, a tournament he was scheduled to participate in next week. This absence, in addition to slightly altering the draw, leaves him with no mathematical chances of fighting for a ticket to the upcoming ATP Finals.
Basel (500), Vienna (500), and Paris (1000). Three tournaments ahead to distribute the five tickets that are still unclaimed for the ATP Finals in Turin. By the end of this week, Daniil Medvedev is the strongest contender, the closest to that goal.
Since 2022, Lorenzo Musetti had not won a title. Until this Sunday, when the Italian finally lifted the burden in Lyon by defeating Taylor Fritz in the final round. A victory that restores all his confidence and makes us dream again with the one-handed backhand.
The Russian has already accumulated four titles this season, although it is evident that he has stepped up a couple of gears during this Asian tour. With the confidence of seeing himself as champion again in Almaty, he has thrown down the gauntlet to the men's locker room with the upcoming calendar events.
Notable week for the Kazakh in Ningbo, where she capped it off this Sunday with a final against Leylah Fernández in which the wind only blew in one direction. Although it is not yet mathematical, Rybakina is practically ensuring she finishes the year at the top of the ranking.
