Tennis: Arthur Fils with Zverev, Shelton and Jodar in the pools of the ATP Finals

Arthur Fils was relatively well off in the ATP Finals draw this Thursday. Placed in the John McEnroe group with Alexander Zverev Ben Shelton and Rafael Jodar, the Ile-de-France resident therefore avoids finding the scarecrow Carlos Alcaraz. In the group Ivan Lendl, the Spaniard, world number two, finds Daniil Medvedev, Flavio Cobolli and Frances Tiafoe.

For his first steps at the ATP Finals, Arthur Fils is preparing to become from Sunday the first Frenchman in ten years and Gaël Monfils to compete in the Masters, the tenth in 56 years, to line up in this event which has known various formats over the decades. The first phase will take place from Sunday November 15 to Friday November 20. Every day, there will be a single at 2 p.m. and another at 8:30 p.m. At the end of this phase, the first two from each group will qualify for the semi-finals, where they will be pitted against each other. The first of a group facing the second of the other group.

If he avoided Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev, the world number 7 will have to play his best tennis to reach the last four. He who dominated Zverev twice in 5 matches. He has one victory everywhere against his friend Ben Shelton and has been beaten twice by Jodar in three matches. Son will enter the fray on Sunday against Ben Shelton, before challenging the new world No. 1 Alexander Zverev on Tuesday. Hoping that he can then play his qualification on Thursday against Jodar, who is also new to this competition. Double title holder and second in both the Race and the ATP rankings, Jannik Sinner will not participate in the last meeting of the year. Injured in one knee, he has not reappeared on the circuit since his title at Wimbledon.

John McEnroe Group: Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils, Rafael Jodar