Fritz, after his tough defeat against Alcaraz in Paris: “This hurts more than I can express in words. There is a lot to improve now that I am healthy enough to train”

The ATP Finals 2026 They already have their eight participants confirmed, with Carlos Alcaraz and Rafa Jódar as Spanish representatives. The Madrid native was the last to get his place, thanks to Taylor Fritz’s defeat against the Murcian in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters 1000.

A hard drink for the American tennis player, who wanted to share his feelings with his followers.

“This hurts more than I can put into words. So much at stake, and so close. “I left everything I had out there and I wanted this more than anything,” he wrote on his Instagram account.

“I’m still not sure what to think, but what I do know for sure is that I need to get back to work and there is a lot to improve now that I’m healthy enough to work. “Thanks to everyone who was behind me,” concluded the number 11 of the ‘race’, who will act as second reserve in the Turin event.

Two tennis players who already know what it means to win the Masters Tournament will play in the 2026 ATP Finals, Zverev, the new number one in the ATP rankings, who achieved it in 2018 and 2021 and has qualified for the ninth time in his career, and Medvedev, who lifted the trophy in 2020. There will also be four debutants: Cobolli, Fils, Tiafoe and Jódar.

It is the first time since Rafa Nadal and David Ferrer achieved it in 2015 that two Spaniards have qualified directly. Spain is the country with the most representatives along with the United States, whose two players, Shelton and Tiafoe, will try to become the first North American to win the season-ending championship since Pete Sampras did so in 1999.

The draw for the sixth edition of the ATP Finals hosted by Turin will take place on Thursday, November 12, at 12:45 p.m.after the pre-tournament press conference. This year, the individual groups will be the John McEnroe Group and the Ivan Lendl Group. In doubles, the groups will be the Todd Woodbridge Group and the Mark Woodforde Group.