In the other group, world No.2 Daniil Medvedev, winner of the Masters last year, will face Alexander Zverev, Matteo Berrettini and Hubert Hurkacz.
The Tennis Masters, which brings together the eight best players of each season at the end of the year, is played in Turin from this year, and until 2025, after twelve editions played in London.
"Nole", five-time winner of the event (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015), has the opportunity to continue collecting records in the event of further success to join Federer, crowned six times, on the shelves.
The Serbian will be able to play with a free spirit, he who is now guaranteed to finish the year at the top of the world hierarchy for the seventh time in his career after his success last Sunday at the Masters 1000 in Paris.
And this before its last meeting of the year: the Davis Cup (November 25-December 5), for the second edition of its revisited formula.
"Djoko", the only thirty-something in a tournament where the other seven participants are 25 years old or less, will notably meet for the first time in his group (the green) the Russian Andrey Rublev (N.5), who could have been on his road to Paris (in quarter) if he had not fallen in the second round against the American Taylor Fritz.
In the other group, the red, the Russian Daniil Medvedev will find him the German Alexander Zverev (N.3), whom he beat in the semi-final at Bercy (6-2, 6-2) before s 'bow in the final against Djokovic.
The Masters title holder inherits from the Italian Matteo Berrettini, Italian number one in the ATP rankings, who should necessarily benefit from a boost from the public in Turin.
Turin will be the 15th city, the first in Italy, to host this tournament created in 1970. The matches will take place from Sunday, and until November 21, at the Pala Alpitour, presented as the largest indoor stadium in Italy .
This sports complex was built for the 2006 Winter Olympics (it hosted the ice hockey competition).
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