Tiafoe among quartet of Nitto ATP Finals first-time qualifiers, Mover of Week
Frances Tiafoe has ensured double American representation at the Nitto ATP Finals for the second consecutive year by qualifying for his debut at the prestigious season finale.
The 28-year-old, currently eighth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, will join his countryman Ben Shelton in competing in Turin, where the on-court action begins on 15 November. Tiafoe is one of four debutants (also Flavio Cobolli, Arthur Fils and Rafael Jodar) in this year’s Nitto ATP Finals field, which was finalised over the past week at the Rolex Paris Masters.
ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin as of Monday 9 November.
Frances Tiafoe – Eighth (3,390 points)
Tiafoe may have fallen to an opening-round defeat against inspired home favourite Quentin Halys at the Rolex Paris Masters, but the American’s achievements across 2026 have proven enough for him to earn a Nitto ATP Finals debut.
With Shelton also in the Turin field, it is the second consecutive year in which two Americans have qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals after Shelton and Taylor Fritz last year. Before that, it had not happened since Andy Roddick and James Blake qualified in 2006.
PIF ATP Live Race To Turin (after Rolex Paris Masters)
| Player | Points |
| 1) Alexander Zverev | 9,350 (qualified) |
| 2) Jannik Sinner | 7,950 (out for rest of 2026) |
| 3) Carlos Alcaraz | 6,100 (qualified) |
| 4) Ben Shelton | 5,170 (qualified) |
| 5) Daniil Medvedev | 3,820 (qualified) |
| 6) Flavio Cobolli | 3,670 (qualified) |
| 7) Arthur Fils | 3,625 (qualified) |
| 8) Frances Tiafoe | 3,390 (qualified) |
| 9) Rafael Jodar | 3,234 (qualified) |
| 10) Alex de Minaur | 3,170 |
Read more about the qualifiers and their 2026 journeys to the Nitto ATP Finals in our longform series, Towards Turin, accessible in ATP Unlocked.
Flavio Cobolli – Sixth (3,670 points)
Cobolli was forced to endure a nervous wait after being forced to withdraw from the Paris ATP Masters 1000 event due to a left leg injury. The 24-year-old Italian, a finalist at Roland Garros earlier this year, has nonetheless reached a dream Nitto ATP Finals debut on home soil. At sixth in the Live Race, Cobolli’s spot was confirmed after Rafael Jodar lost in the second round in Paris.
Arthur Fils – Seventh (3,625 points)
Fils will be the first Frenchman to compete at the Nitto ATP Finals since Gael Monfils in 2016 after finishing Paris in seventh in the Live Race. The 22-year-old defeated Tomas Machac at his hometown Masters 1000 event before falling to Taylor Fritz. Fils, who did not begin his season until February due to injury and also missed Roland Garros, has won ATP Tour titles in Barcelona and Cincinnati this year.
Rafael Jodar – Ninth (3,234 points)
With the final Nitto ATP Finals spot on a knife edge, Carlos Alcaraz saved two match points to escape Taylor Fritz in the Paris quarter-finals and simultaneously ensure that the 20-year-old Jodar will cap his stunning breakout season by competing in Turin. Jodar, who only made his tour-level debut at January’s Australian Open, is just the fifth player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals one year after making his debut at the Next Gen ATP Finals.
The ATP Tour’s Finest Head To Turin
Alexander Zverev, Alcaraz, Shelton and Daniil Medvedev are the four Nitto ATP Finals returnees that will join Cobolli, Fils, Tiafoe and Jodar in the Turin field. The season finale will take place from 15-22 November at the Italian city’s Inalpi Arena.
