Serbia Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz throughout a coaching session forward of the ATP Finals, in Turin, Italy, Friday on November 10, 2023.| Photo Credit: AP

Defending champion Novak Djokovic has been positioned in a gaggle with residence favourite Jannik Sinner for the ATP Finals in Turin, the place he must win only one match to finish the 12 months as world No. 1.

The draw for the season-ending, eight-man finals was made Thursday and noticed Djokovic pitted towards Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune in addition to Sinner within the Green Group for the round-robin stage.

Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz headlines the Red Group, which additionally consists of Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev.

The high two from every group advance to the semifinals.

Djokovic is bidding to win the occasion for a seventh time and has not misplaced a match since his defeat to Alcaraz within the Wimbledon closing in July. He presently shares the report of six victories with Roger Federer.

Zverev has gained the event twice, whereas Medvedev and Tsitsipas have one victory apiece.

The event begins Sunday and the ultimate is scheduled for November 19.