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Play continues at the ATP Finals on Tuesday with the Peter Fleming Group in doubles, and the Jimmy Connors Group in action in the singles.

Here's tomorrow's order of play:

10.30am UK: Granollers/Zeballos vs Bolelli/Vavassori

Not before 1pm UK: Alcaraz vs Fritz

Not before 5pm UK: Cash/Glasspool vs Krawietz/Puetz

Not before 7.30pm UK: Musetti vs De Minaur

Felix Auger-Aliassime has tamed injury fears after receiving a medical timeout in his first match at the ATP Finals.

The Canadian fell away in the second set against Jannik Sinner and struggled to push off his left leg - but he's not worried about it.

He said: "No, not dangerous. I'm not too concerned. He's an amazing player. You have to give credit when the guy is just better than you. Today he was better than me. I'll get ready for the next one.

"But no, I'm not too worried. Thank you."

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There have already been some injury concerns at the ATP Finals on Monday.

Lorenzo Musetti looked like he didn't have much left in the tank when he lost to Taylor Fritz earlier. It was understandable, as he flew in after losing the Athens final on Saturday night.

Now, Felix Auger-Aliassime appears to have reaggravated a left calf and knee injury, taking a medical timeout during his loss to Jannik Sinner.

There are two alternates in Turin, waiting to replace the players in their round-robin matches if they are forced to pull out.

Alexander Bublik is the first alternate. It's the first time he's made it to the ATP Finals in any capacity.

Casper Ruud, who finished runner-up here in 2022, is the second alternate.

Jannik Sinner admitted he "didn't want to win like this" after beating an injured Felix Auger-Aliassime in Turin.

The defending champion sealed a 7-5 6-1 victory over his ailing opponent, and admitted that Auger-Aliassime's leg issues were an advantage.

Asked what it was like to face an injured opponent, Sinner said: "I mean, you still have to be very consistent with a great balance on the court, especially also mentally because it is a bit different.

"But at the same time, it is also an advantage, you have to say that, you have to use it in the right way, even if you don’t want to win like this. But if there is a chance, you have to use it. It also changes when you are a set up and you see struggles, it’s a bit different.

"He's a huge server, especially indoors, you have to be careful. But as I said, it’s not nice, especially Felix had some very tough injuries, so we only wish him only the best."

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Jannik Sinner earned a bittersweet victory to start his ATP Finals title defence on Monday night. The world No. 2 defeated an ailing Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5 6-1, but it won’t have been the way he wanted to win.

Auger-Aliassime - a man whom Sinner previously branded “one of the nicest guys on tour” - was physically struggling and received a medical timeout in the second set. The No. 8 seed struggled to push off his left leg and hobbled in between points.

The Canadian still has two round-robin matches left this week if he wants to advance to the semi-finals, but it remains to be seen whether he takes to the court again on Wednesday and Friday.

Felix Auger-Aliassime is an early break down in the second set - and he’s called the physio to the court.

The Canadian has been stretching out his leg and hobbling in between points, and Sky Sports pundits have questioned whether he’ll be able to finish the tournament.

“We talk about the beauty of the round-robin. If you look at this, how many more matches has he got in him?” Tim Henman said.

“I really hope he’s alright here and not doing any more damage,” Jonathan Overend added.

The No. 8 seed is now having a medical timeout. The physio is massaging his left calf.

Felix Auger-Aliassime seemed to be struggling physically at the end of the first set and gingerly walked off the court for a bathroom break. He returned after a short delay and the match is back underway, with Jannik Sinner holding for a 1-0 lead early in the second set.

Auger-Aliassime still appeared to be hobbling between some points as the second set got underway, and gestured to his team.

“It’s not looking good, to be honest, the slow walk up to the chair, it looks like he doesn’t want to put his full weight on that leg, and it’s only going to get harder,” Laura Robson said while sitting courtside.

“You can see how much he’s struggling to move out to his backhand corner as well, and push back to recover. There was a bit of dialogue with his physio, he was trying to signal something for the next changeover. I think it’s a bit of wait and see at the moment.

“If anyone is noticing it, it’s Jannik Sinner, who has been staring down the other end of the court pretty much after every point here.”

Jannik Sinner has taken the first set over Felix Auger-Aliassime.

In a rematch of the Paris Masters final, played just eight days ago and won by Sinner, the Italian looks primed to get another victory.

It’s been a tight first set, but Auger-Aliassime has been on the back foot. The Canadian saved two break points in a marathon game to level the score at 3-3, and then saved a set point while serving to stay in it at 4-5.

The No. 8 seed saved another set point while 5-6 down, but he’s finally succumbed, and Sinner broke to take the opening set 7-5. The Italian did not drop a point on his first serve in the entire 58-minute set.

Auger-Aliassime also seems to be struggling, and he’s left the court for a quick comfort break. “Auger-Aliassime looking rather uncomfortable,” Tim Henman told Sky Sports.

Laura Robson, sitting courtside, added: “I wonder if he’s just jolted his ankle slightly.”

Jannik Sinner is currently in action at the ATP Finals as he faces Felix Auger-Aliassime.

The Italian is also locked in battle with Carlos Alcaraz for the year-end No. 1 ranking. Alcaraz won his own opening round-robin match against Alex de Minaur on Sunday, and could secure the top spot in the next few days.

If Alcaraz wins his next two round-robin matches against Taylor Fritz and Lorenzo Musetti, he's guaranteed to be year-end No. 1 for the second time in his young career.

Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger-Aliassime will face off for the sixth time in their careers at the ATP Finals this evening.

Sinner leads their head-to-head 3-2 and won their most recent match in the Paris Masters final just eight days ago.

Auger-Aliassime beat the Italian when they faced off at the Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Cincinnati in 2021. They didn’t meet again until this year, and Sinner has won all three matches in 2025, at the Cincinnati Open, US Open, and Paris Masters.

Speaking about their previous matches ahead of the recent Paris final, Auger-Aliassime said: “Obviously the first times I won it was before he was Jannik, you know. It was, like, young Jannik. He improved a lot since then.”

Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz will meet at the ATP Finals on Tuesday. Fritz has just one win over the world No. 1, beating him at the Laver Cup earlier this year, and he knows he must bring his best tennis if he wants to get another victory in Turin.

“I think, yeah, when it comes to playing Carlos, it's tough. I think the last couple times we've played, the last two times especially, he's played very well. He has played very aggressive against me,” the American said.

“I'm going to have to serve really well. If I do that, no matter how the rest of the match is going, I can keep myself in the match. I returned really well today. I hope I can return aggressively, return well tomorrow, play aggressive and try to beat him to the punch sometimes.”

Lorenzo Musetti says he’s “super proud” of himself, despite losing his opening match at the ATP Finals.

The world No. 9 had less than 48 hours to prepare for his first match in Turin after losing the Athens final to Novak Djokovic on Saturday night. ATP Finals debutant Musetti suffered a 6-3 6-4 defeat to Taylor Fritz on Monday, and admitted that he did well considering he didn’t have much left in the tank.

“In a way, I'm super proud also today because with what I had in my body, I think I tried to fight with what I had. I have to say that I felt that Taylor was better than me. If you're going to analyse the match, it's one break, one break in two sets,” Musetti said.

Felix Auger-Aliassime will start his ATP Finals campaign against No. 2 seed and reigning champion Jannik Sinner tonight. It’s a rematch of the recent Paris Masters final, which Sinner won 6-4 7-6(4) - and Auger-Aliassime believes it’s the “toughest challenge” he can face.

Ahead of his second appearance in Turin, Auger-Aliassime said: “It’s one way to start a tournament, for sure. It's different in all the other tournaments. You know that coming into this event that every match is going to be tough.

“I start the tournament with the toughest challenge, which is interesting in a way because I think winning a match like this one would kind of give you confidence that you can go very far in this tournament. If it doesn't go your way, it doesn't.

“But I'm going to get ready to be a little bit better than I was in Paris. I'm looking forward obviously to matching up with him, and also the atmosphere. It's probably going to be really good.”

Jannik Sinner’s coach, Darren Cahill, was expected to leave the Italian’s team at the end of this year. However, Sinner has made it clear that he wants to convince Cahill to stay - and he’s now gotten his wish.

“My future is in Jannik's hands. I'm a man of my word, we made a little bet before the Wimbledon final. He will decide what I do next year. This isn't a question for me, but for him. If he wants me to stay, I'll stay,” the Australian tennis coach said ahead of the ATP Finals.

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Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton at the ATP Finals on Sunday and has now won 36 of his last 37 matches against left-handers. The one loss came to Learner Tien in Acapulco earlier this year.

The world No. 3 has something of an advantage when it comes to playing lefties, as he’s had years of practice. Zverev’s older brother, former pro Mischa, is a left-hander, and they’ve been sparring together since Zverev was young.

“I grew up with a lefty with my brother. I was practicing with him all my life. If you talk about a typical lefty, he could not be more of a typical lefty if you try,” the German explained.

“With his serve, how he was playing his slice, how he's playing tennis, it was the most lefty game possible. I kind of got used to it. Maybe it helps me now.”

Emma Raducanu recently confirmed that she would continue her partnership with Spanish tennis coach Francis Roig into next season. Roig previously worked with Rafael Nadal and joined Raducanu’s team over the summer.

And retired British tennis star Laura Robson likes what she’s seen from their partnership. Robson told Sky Sports: “I think at this point in her career, it helps to have that consistent voice. So just the fact they're getting on really well and have the same kind of ideas for her game.

“From what I've seen on the practice courts, it's like they're gelling with the communication part. Then she's going to have hopefully another great year. But again, we just hope that she stays healthy, that's always the key.”

Emma Raducanu has discovered her year-end ranking for 2025 after ending her season early.

She will finish the year in 29th, meaning she is likely to be seeded for the Australian Open unless she endures a nightmare start in 2026.

Raducanu set out this goal in October, insisting that she was desperate to give herself a head start in Melbourne.

"My goal for the coming weeks is to try to be seeded at the Australian Open," she said.

"I will do everything I can to achieve that. The higher my ranking is, the better."

Alexander Zverev says he is feeling good despite struggling with a swollen ankle in the build-up to the ATP Finals.

Speaking after his victory over Ben Shelton, he said: "Right now I can go one match at a time. I felt great in Vienna.

"I felt great in Paris until I played that long match against Daniil [Medvedev], then my ankle really swelled up. I couldn’t really move properly at all during the semis match.

"And to be honest, Jannik [Sinner] is somebody that exposes that 200 per cent, right? If you can’t move against him, you have no chance.

"But right now I had a good time to recover. I saw my surgeon in Munich after Paris. For now today I felt great.

"I have two days off now. I’m sure they will be beneficial to me. Looking forward to the next couple of matches, which are going to be difficult, as well."

Lorenzo Musetti has recalled the moment Novak Djokovic told him that he would be taking his place at the ATP Finals.

The Italian was drafted in to replace his Serbian rival, who pulled out following his triumph in Athens.

"Novak told me on the court that he won't be going to Turin," said Musetti.

"I'm not sure how to feel now after a loss in the final, but Novak told me that."

Jannik Sinner has opened up on his evolving relationship with Carlos Alcaraz after they practiced together ahead of the ATP Finals.

"It has evolved in the basis of success for both players, but in another way we do understand each other really well off the court and that hasn’t really changed," said the Italian.

"We just know each other better, which is normal, it’s something natural.

"You know, growing up you see him a bit more in the locker room, on the practice courts, sometimes you practice together and you talk about different stuff, not only about tennis and you get to know him better, and I think it’s great, it’s nice, obviously we both know what’s on the line in every tournament.

"Especially here, the last tournament we play, but yeah whenever we shake hands the match is over and it’s all good."

Elena Rybakina is set to undergo a series of medical tests in an attempt to get to the bottom of her injury problems.

After winning the WTA Finals, she said: "I’m going to spend a couple of days in Europe, different cities. Mostly for the health, some tests.

"I’ve been having some issues that went away and are coming back. And then I’ll see my family.

"Since I live in Dubai, there are good places to train. So I think I’m going to stay there, in one place. Looking forward to a rest."

Novak Djokovic has revealed that he wants to continue playing until 2028 so that he can represent Serbia at the next Olympics.

He said: "I’ve always had this throughout my life and my career, I’ve always had a schedule in my head for a year or more, what I want, how I want it.

"Since I’ve achieved absolutely all possible goals, I said about the 2028 Olympics because I wanted to play for so many more years.

"So maybe ending up at the Olympic Games with the Serbian flag, that would be nice."

Carlos Alcaraz was booed and insulted by furious fans upon his arrival in Turin for the ATP Finals.

Footage on social media showed a group of people shouting at the Spaniard outside his hotel.

He defeated Alex de Minaur in his opening match and will face Lorenzo Musetti and Taylor Fritz before the finals begin.

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