De Minaur slips out of ATP Finals qualifying positions

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 23:01 · Archive

Australian Alex de Minaur has dropped to 10th in the ATP Race to Turin after Rafael Jodar overtook him.

Alex de Minaur has dropped out of the top eight in the ATP Race to Turin, which determines the eight players competing in the end-of-season ATP Finals in Italy next month. Following Rafael Jodar's run to the Shanghai Masters final, de Minaur slipped to 10th place, or effectively ninth with Jannik Sinner out through injury. De Minaur now has 2,880 Race points while Jodar moved to 3,159.

De Minaur's timing has proven unfortunate. He had committed earlier in the season to playing the lucrative Six Kings Slam exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia this week, which offered appearance fees but no ATP ranking points. However, the event has been postponed until December due to unrest in the Middle East and attacks at Riyadh's main international airport. This leaves de Minaur unable to pick up critical Race points while fellow contenders compete at ATP events in Lyon, Almaty and Brussels, where they can earn up to 250 points each.

Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton have already secured their places for Turin. De Minaur is seeking to reach the Finals for the third consecutive year.

How it is being reported

• Demon slips out of great eight in race for ATP FinalsAustralian Alex de Minaur's bid to reach the end-of-season ATP Finals are hanging in the balance after Rafael Jodar sped past him in the Race to Turin.Perth Now · 18 Oct, 22:25
• Demon slips out of great eight in race for ATP FinalsAustralian Alex de Minaur's bid to reach the end-of-season ATP Finals are hanging in the balance after Rafael Jodar sped past him in the Race to Turin.The West Australian · 18 Oct, 22:25

In this story: Alex de Minaur · Rafael Jodar · Jannik Sinner · Alejandro Davidovich Fokina · Alexander Zverev · Carlos Alcaraz · Ben Shelton · ATP

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