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.

Djokovic won the 2023 ATP Tour Finals in Turin, beating Sinner 6-3, 6-3 in the final to avenge a round-robin defeat to the Italian. The victory crowned a superb season for Djokovic, who won three of the four Grand Slams alongside the Tour Finals. This year, he misses the event without an ATP Tour title to his name.

In 2022, Carlitos did not play the ATP Finals due to an abdominal injury suffered at Paris-Bercy, while last year he reached the semi-finals without expressing his best tennis. Last year, the 21-year-old from Murcia had raised his level as he passed through the matches but was literally smashed by Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have been placed in different groups for the ATP Finals in Turin. That means the earliest they could meet is the semifinals.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are set to intensify their budding rivalry at the ATP Finals on Sunday, marking the first time in nearly 25 years that

The end-of-season tournament in Turin will be without any of ‘the big three’ for the first time since 2001 after Novak Djokovic withdrew through 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 have avoided a meeting at the ATP Finals for now - but they should still clash in Turin.