After one of the strangest years in men’s tennis for a while, the final big event of the season is in the form of the Nitto ATP Finals 2022. The best eight players in men’s tennis meet for eight days of furious competition, with every match requiring a high level and being a virtual knockout game.
With Novak Djokovic vying for a record-equalling six ATP Finals titles, Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas having year-end No.1 in their sights, and Felix Auger-Aliassime coming in off the back of a hot winning streak, this should be an excellent week of tennis.
We bring all the information you need to know to bet on tennis online in our betting preview of the ATP Finals betting odds in 2022.
| Tournament: | Nitto ATP Finals 2022 |
| Venue: | Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy |
| Dates: | Sunday 13 November to Sunday 20 November, 2022 |
With the best in men’s tennis in 2022 coming face to face this week, here’s how the online bookies have the odds looking to win the tournament outright:
Looking at the bookies’ odds here, those who plan to bet on the ATP Finals would want to go with Novak Djokovic. The Serb is a clear favorite, almost 2.0 ahead of the rest of the field. However, recent years have seen the ATP Finals play out unexpectedly, with the big names often fading towards the end of a long year.
Let’s take a closer look at our expert picks for the ATP Finals in 2022 to see if that’s likely to happen again.
First held in 1970, the ATP Finals are often viewed as the fifth Grand Slam of the year.
With a potential 1500 ranking points up for grabs and the prestige of coming out on top when pitted against the best eight players in men’s tennis, this season-ending event is not one to be missed.
In terms of format, the ATP Finals take a unique structure to other tennis tournaments. Players are split into two groups of four. A round robin is then played as best of three sets, with the top two participants from each group moving through to the semifinals and final, which are a straight knockout.
Here are the two groups for this year’s ATP Finals:
| Green Group |
|---|
| Rafael Nadal |
| Casper Ruud |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime |
| Taylor Fritz |
| Red Group |
|---|
| Stefanos Tsitsipas |
| Daniil Medvedev |
| Andrey Rublev |
| Novak Djokovic |
Between 2006 and 2017, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic won all but one of the ATP Finals. However, in recent years, results have been a little more volatile:
With Alexander Zverev not participating in this year’s event due to injury, can Novak Djokovic return to his winning ways at the ATP Finals? Pro live bookies are sure he will, but sometimes the gut feeling is a better forecaster than artificial intelligence.
Weighing up recent results, player stats, what’s at stake in this event, and odds from online bookies, here are our expert picks for the ATP Finals 2022:
It has certainly been a year to remember for Novak Djokovic.
The Serbian could not compete in two of the four Grand Slams in 2022 and all of the American hard-court swing. Yet, Djokovic still claimed another Wimbledon prize and three other titles. The 35-year-old will be acutely aware of the game’s changing landscape with an injection of young talent over the last 12 months and will want to make the most of his next few years to break as many records as possible. Coming into the ATP Finals much fresher than he usually would after a long season of tennis, Djokovic will be laser-focused and hunting a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title.
The bookies have Djokovic well ahead of the rest of the pack for reasons that were abundantly clear in his run to the Paris final last week. The world No.8 is playing clean tennis and will be hard to beat in Turin.
Right now, Rafael Nadal is arguably the best human being to have ever played tennis. The Spaniard holds 22 Grand Slam titles, more than any other man alive. However, there is one blemish on Nadal’s record: he has never won the ATP Finals.
Could this be the year he changed that? He’s playing fantastic tennis this year, starting the year with a 22-match winning streak. Injuries caused the second half of the 36-year-old’s season to take a hit, with a withdrawal from Wimbledon due to an abdominal tear. Since then, his results haven’t recovered, with middling performances in his three following appearances. However, count out Rafael Nadal at your peril—the Spaniard will be determined to come away with a win here. His injury time out may have helped give him the rest he needs to claim this title finally.
With odds of 7.50 (13/2) available via online betting apps, this is an excellent bet as long as Nadal can stay healthy.
For those who like taking a big risk to get a lucrative return, here’s our bonus pick to make these ATP Finals:
American Taylor Fritz qualified for the ATP Finals by the skin of his teeth, gaining entry off the back of Carlos Alcaraz’s withdrawal.
With zero expectations on the 25-year-old’s shoulders, he’s an outside chance at going on a hot streak here. Sure, his form of late hasn’t set the world on fire, exiting his last two tournaments in the second round. However, look a little further back than that this year and fans will remember Fritz’s duel wins over Andrey Rublev and Rafael Nadal in straight sets to win his maiden Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells.
Perhaps a free-swinging Taylor Fritz could rekindle some of this energy and continue the trend of the ATP Finals producing unlikely winners. At 16.00 (15/1), it would be a lucrative bet to make if it comes off.
Men’s tennis will end with a bang in 2022, as the best eight players in the game meet to fight it out for the next week. Plenty is on the line, with records to be made and the year-end No.1 spot potentially up for grabs.
We think Novak Djokovic will finish his tumultuous year on a high and claim ATP Finals title number six, but all will be revealed on November 20.
