Who can still qualify for the semi-finals?

ATP Finals Permutations: Who can still qualify for the semi-finals?

As the ATP Finals approaches its final round-robin, we at Tennishead have evaluated various possible scenarios, including the possibility of Novak Djokovic missing out on a spot in the semi-finals.

Green Group

The green group will be completed first, with Stefanos Tsitsipas’ successor Hubert Hurkacz unable to qualify after just one match in the tournament, so later today Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, More decisions need to be made between the Holger Runes.

Although Sinner has won both matches against Tsitsipas and Djokovic so far, there are still scenarios in which the Italian home favorites cannot reach the semi-finals.

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All possible permutations of the green group are:

• If Sinner beats Rune and Djokovic beats Hurkacz, then Sinner wins the group and Djokovic qualifies second.
• If Sinner beats Rune and Hurkacz beats Djokovic, then Sinner wins the group and Djokovic qualifies second.
• If Rune beats Sinner and Hurkacz beats Djokovic, then Rune wins the group and Sinner qualifies second.
• If Rune beats Sinner in straight sets and Djokovic beats Hurkacz in straight sets, then Rune wins the group and Djokovic qualifies second.
• If Rune beats Sinner and Djokovic beats Hurkacz in three sets, then Rune wins the group and Sinner qualifies second. 
• If Djokovic beats Hurkacz in straight sets and Rune beats Sinner in three sets, then the order of Djokovic, Sinner and Rune will be determined by percentage of games won.

Red Group 

After defeating Alexander Zverev last night, Daniil Medvedev sealed his place as the first player to reach the semi-finals of the 2023 ATP Finals.

However, his Russian compatriot Andrei Rublev suffered the opposite fate, losing in the second match of the round robin against Carlos Alcaraz. This meant that the world No. 5 could no longer advance.

This leaves the final spot in the red group between Alcaraz and Zverev, which will be decided on Friday.

Here are all the possible scenarios:

• If Alcaraz beats Medvedev and Rublev beats Zverev, then Alcaraz wins the group and Medvedev qualifies second.
• If Medvedev beats Alcaraz and Rublev beats Zverev, then Medvedev wins the group and Alcaraz qualifies second.
• If Medvedev beats Alcaraz and Zverev beats Rublev, then Medvedev wins the group and Zverev qualifies second.
• If Alcaraz beats Medvedev in straight sets and Zverev beats Rublev, then Alcaraz wins the group and Medvedev qualifies second.
• If Alcaraz beats Medvedev in three sets and Zverev beats Rublev, then Medvedev wins the group and Alcaraz qualifies second.

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