There will be no Spanish duel in the ATP Finals after a great draw for Alcaraz and a terrible one for Jódar

The ATP Finals 2026 They will not have a Spanish duel, at least in the group stage. The draw held this Thursday in Turin wanted Carlos Alcaraz (2) would be framed in the Ivan Lendl Groupalong with the Russian Daniil Medvedev (4)the Italian Flavio Cobolli (5) and the American Frances Tiafoe (7).

Things were much worse for Rafa Jodar (8)who will be seen in the John McEnroe Group with the German Alexander Zverev (1)the American Ben Shelton (3) and the french Arthur Fils (6).

Without a doubt, a path full of obstacles for the player from Madrid, who debuts in the masters tournament at the age of 20 after a memorable first season on the circuit that began outside the top 100.

In the doubles tournament, Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos (3) will play in the Woodforde Group against Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski (2), Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori (5) and Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz (7).

The ATP Finals, which start this Sunday, are the tournament that closes the season of the men’s circuit and It brings together the eight best players of the year, in addition to the eight best doubles couples.

They were held for the first time in 1970 in Tokyo. Throughout their history they changed names: first they were the Masters Grand Prix, then the ATP Tour World Championship, then the Masters Cup and, since 2009, they adopted the current name of ATP Finals.