ATP Finals 2022 full schedule, results, TV channel and live stream as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic compete in Turin

Rafael Nadal is chasing his first ever ATP Finals trophy but will not finish the year as world number one after opening the tournament with a loss.

Pre-tournament rankings leader Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn with a muscular injury, meaning Stefanos Tsitsipas will supplant him if he wins the Finals without losing a match.

Nadal could have taken top spot if he had reached the final after winning his three group-stage matches – but he was beaten in straight sets by American world number eight Taylor Fritz.

How does the tournament work? What is the draw and what is the schedule? Here’s what to look out for ahead of the start of the showpiece.

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When and where are the ATP Finals 2022?

Fifty-two years after they were first held, the finals are taking place in Turin, Italy — where they will be played until 2025 — for the second successive year.

Alexander Zverev dethroned Daniil Medvedev in 2021, winning the final in straight sets.

Who is playing at the ATP Finals 2022?

The top seven players in the world and one player who has won a Grand Slam title during the year reach the finals.

If more than one player outside the top seven has won a title during the year, the player who has done so with the highest ranking reaches the finals.

Eighth-ranked Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon, and world number nine Taylor Fritz has replaced Alcaraz because no player outside the top eight has won a major this year.

ATP Finals doubles

ATP Finals 2022 format

The Finals divide the eight players into two groups of four, with the player with the best record in each group facing the player who finishes second in the other group in the semifinals.

Players who have won the same number of matches are separated on head-to-head record, followed by highest percentage of sets won, greatest percentage of games won and highest ranking at the start of the tournament.

All singles matches, including the final, are the best of three tie-break sets. All doubles matches are two sets, with a tie-break to decide the match if necessary.

ATP Finals 2022 draw

• Singles green group: Nadal, Ruud, Auger-Aliassime, Fritz
• Singles red group: Tsitsipas, Medvedev, Rublev, Djokovic
• Doubles green group: Koolhof/Skupski, Mektic/Pavic, Dodig/Krajicek, Kokkinakis/Kyrgios
• Doubles red group: Ram/Salisbury, Arevalo/Rojer, Glasspool/Heliovaara, Granollers/Zeballos

ATP Finals 2022 singles schedule and results

Doubles and singles matches take place in each session on each day. All times are GMT.

ATP Finals 2022 doubles schedule and results

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How to watch the ATP Finals 2022

ATP Finals 202 prize money

Participating in the finals is a lucrative business, with the prize money rising this year.

Even Holger Rune, the 19-year-old world number ten who is on standby in case any of the starting eight are injured, is guaranteed $150,000 (around £127,000).

The second figures below are the doubles prizes. Doubles players share the money they win.