Overview
- Top seed Jannik Sinner crushed Daniel Altmaier 6-0, 6-2 in 58 minutes in Vienna, extending his indoor hard-court winning streak to 17 and setting up a second-round match with fellow Italian Flavio Cobolli.
- Sinner has confirmed he will miss Italy’s Davis Cup Finals to rest and prepare for the ATP Finals and Australian Open, with captain Filippo Volandri saying a recall is theoretically possible but unlikely.
- Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner and Novak Djokovic have qualified for the ATP Finals, and with Alcaraz idle this week, Vienna’s 500 points offer Sinner a key chance to trim the year-end No. 1 gap before Paris (1,000 points) and Turin (up to 1,500).
- Djokovic’s participation in Turin remains uncertain after he said he needs rest following an exhibition retirement, and any withdrawal would open the door for the ninth-placed player in the Race to qualify.
- Casper Ruud’s Stockholm title lifted his Turin bid but he remains outside the top eight, with Lorenzo Musetti currently holding a qualifying spot as Alex de Minaur and Felix Auger-Aliassime also contend.