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The order of play for the Nitto ATP Finals has been released. Home favourite Jannik Sinner will play 2020 champion Daniil Medvedev in the afternoon (not before 2:30 p.m. CET), and six-time champion Novak Djokovic will face second seed Carlos Alcaraz (not before 9 p.m. CET) in the evening.
It is a stacked lineup featuring the top four seeds. Sinner won the Green Group and Alcaraz won the Red Group, while Djokovic and Medvedev finished second in Green Group and Red Group, respectively.
Sinner and Medvedev have faced one another twice since the US Open, with the Italian winning finals in Beijing and Vienna. Medvedev leads their Lexus ATP Head2Head series 6-2.
Djokovic and Alcaraz have quickly developed an intriguing Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalry. Of their four clashes, one came in this year’s Wimbledon final (won by Alcaraz) and another came in the Cincinnati final (won by Djokovic), widely considered one of the best matches of 2023.
In doubles, third seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden will take on fifth seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos at 12 p.m., while defending champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury will play fourth seeds Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin not before 6:30 p.m.
ORDER OF PLAY – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2023
CENTRE COURT start 12 noon
[5] M. Granollers (ESP) / H. Zeballos (ARG) vs [3] R. Bopanna (IND) / M. Ebden (AUS)
Not Before 2:30 pm
[4] J. Sinner (ITA) vs [3] D. Medvedev
Not Before 6:30 pm
[6] R. Ram (USA) / J. Salisbury (GBR) vs [4] S. Gonzalez (MEX) / E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
Not Before 9 pm
[2] C. Alcaraz (ESP) vs [1] N. Djokovic (SRB)
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