Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz will face one another in the group stage of the 2022 ATP Finals on Tuesday, November 15.
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Casper Ruud, the 2022 French Open and US Open finalist, will face World No. 9 Taylor Fritz in the 2022 ATP Finals group stage on Tuesday. In his first group match, Ruud faced Felix Auger-Aliassime. Both players were extremely solid during their service games, with no break point opportunities in the first set. The set eventually went to a tie-break, with the Norwegian coming out on top. For the majority of the second set, the duo remained unshakeable on serve. Ruud took the decisive break in the seventh game to take a 4-3 lead. The match ended quickly after that, with the World No. 4 winning 7-6 (4), 6-4.
In his first round-robin match, Taylor Fritz faced Rafael Nadal. While he maintained his serve, he missed a few break point opportunities. He made amends by playing smart tennis in the ensuing tie-break to win the first set. The pair began the second set with each of them holding serve, after which Fritz reeled off five games in a row to win the match 7-6 (3), 6-1. Because of his victory over Nadal, the American has risen to the top of the green group leaderboard.
Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz will face one another in the group stage of the 2022 ATP Finals on Tuesday, November 15.
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The 2022 ATP Finals will begin on November 13 (Sunday) and will last one week, ending on November 20. (Sunday).
| Date | Competition Stage |
|---|---|
| November 13-18 | Group Stage |
| November 19 | Semi-finals |
| November 20 | Final |
The group stage will be played in a round-robin format, with each team facing off against the other three teams in the group. The matches will be best-of-three, with tie-breaks in each set. The player rankings on the points table will be determined by the number of wins, the number of matches played, the H2H tie in the event of a tie, the highest percentage of sets won, the highest percentage of games won, and finally, the ATP rank at the end of the previous year-end event. Two players from each group will advance to the semi-finals, which will be followed by the final.
| Group Green | Group Red |
|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic |
| Taylor Fritz | Daniil Medvedev |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | Stefanos Tsitsipas |
| Casper Ruud | Andrey Rublev |
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