Tennis: Last opportunities, places are expensive for the Masters!

As the 2023 season draws to a close, there are still a few spots left to distribute for the Masters. Currently, 4 tickets have already been validated and Andrey Rublev should be the 5th to do so in the coming days. After the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, things have not really changed and there is still suspense to know who will manage to grab one of the last places. And the road is still long…

Less than a month from the start of Masters of Turin, the situation is not entirely clear. The hierarchy this season has been established and if we left it there, Holger Rune would be the last qualifier. There are therefore three weeks of indoor hard court tournaments remaining to help the best players in the world in their quest. A look back at the forces present.

Rune on a thread

Impressive in the first half of the season, Holger Rune can’t win anymore at the moment. The Dane, 5th in the world, has been hampered for months by a back injury which seriously handicaps him. Despite everything, he is the one who holds the last ticket for the Masters but he will have difficulty keeping this place. Title holder of Rolex Paris Mastershe decided to play Stockholm and to Basel before this big meeting where everything should still be playable for those who follow it. Currently, he is about 150 points ahead of Taylor Fritz.

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Many suitors for the pursuit

While Stefanos Tsitsipas et Alexander Zverev should succeed in taking 6th and 7th places, the poor dynamics of Holger Rune will surely make the end of the season exciting. Besides Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Tommy Paul or Alex de Minaur are within a respectable distance but it will be necessary to line up the victories. The Norwegian, disappointing this year, still has the points for his final at Roland-Garros. The American and the Australian, more regular, will also have their say but everything should be decided in Paris.

The surprise at the last moment?

A bit like Félix Auger-Aliassime last year, a player could create a surprise at the end of the season and this could be the case of Hubert Hurkacz. The Pole, finalist at Shanghaiwill try to win the second Masters 1000 of his career this Sunday against Andrey Rublev. Currently 13th in the Race, a victory would allow him to come back just behind Casper Ruud. And when we know the damage he is capable of doing indoor serve, he will definitely be one to watch.