Novak Djokovic qualifies for Turin, but who else will make Nitto ATP Finals? And will Rafael Nadal play?

The Race to Turin is hotting up. There’s just over a month to go until the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals start and five players have now secured their spots in the eight-man event. Ad Novak Djokovic was the latest to qualify after winning the Astana Open, which guarantees he will finish in the top 20 in the standings.

That’s enough for make the finals as he is a Grand Slam winner this year at Wimbledon. ATP FinalsDjokovic qualifies for ATP Finals after 90th career title at Astana Open3 HOURS AGO It is the 15th time that Djokovic has qualified for the ATP Finals, behind only Roger Federer (18), Rafael Nadal (17) and Jimmy Connors (16). Carlos Alcaraz, Nadal, Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas have also qualified.

However, it is not known if Nadal will play as his only time on court since losing in the fourth round of the US Open in early September was in Federer’s farewell doubles at the Laver Cup. It has also been reported that his wife Mary Perello gave birth to their first child over the weekend. So either three or four spots are still up for grabs in Turin.

Who could qualify for the ATP Finals? There are still plenty of points available this season. There are now two weeks of ATP 250 events before ATP 500 tournaments in Basel and Vienna, followed by the last ATP 1000 of the year in Paris, then the ATP Finals, which start on November 13. The ATP 250 tournaments don’t carry much weight in terms of points – 250 to the winner, 150 to the runner-up and 90 to the semi-finalists – but there are more available in Basel, Vienna and Paris.