Alex de Minaur has qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals for the second consecutive season.
The 26-year-old secured his place at the season finale in Turin when he reached the quarter-finals of the Rolex Paris Masters on Thursday.
Before De Minaur qualified last year, the most recent Australian to play in the tournament was Lleyton Hewitt in 2004. Now De Minaur returns for a second time to compete at the Inalpi Arena.
The seventh qualifier in Turin won the third ATP 500 of his career in Washington this year, saving three championship points in a dramatic final against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
De Minaur also reached the final in Rotterdam and semi-finals in Monte Carlo, Beijing and Vienna. He achieved the 300th tour-level victory of his career in Vienna.
The Australian leads the ATP Tour in hard court wins with 42 from his third round victory against Karen Khachanov in Paris.
Only one spot remains at the year-end championships, with Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic, Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz having already qualified. Lorenzo Musetti is currently eighth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, with Felix Auger-Aliassime 290 points behind. The Canadian has advanced to the quarter-finals of Paris.
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