Casper Ruud of the Netherlands will make his ATP Finals debut after defeating Marcus Giron of the United States at the Rolex Paris Masters. The 22-year-old is the first Norwegian to qualify for the season finale, which will take place from November 14 to 21 at the Pala Alpitour in Turin.

On Thursday evening, Ruud told nittoatpfinals.com, "It's been an unbelievable year that will have the perfect end to the season." "Because it's been such a tight "Race To Turin," the last few weeks and months have been stressful. At the same time, it's been entertaining. As a tennis fan, it's been thrilling to watch, and I've watched a lot." In 2021, the Oslo native had a breakout season, winning five of his six ATP Tour titles. Alexander Zverev of Germany, another Turin qualifier, is the only other player to have won five tour-level trophies this year.

Ruud made his first appearance in the top ten of the ATP Rankings after winning three consecutive titles during the summer European clay-court swing at the Nordea Open in Bastad, the Swiss Open in Gstaad, and the Generali Open in Kitzbuhel. He became the first player since Andy Murray of the United Kingdom in 2011 to win three titles in a row in Bangkok, Tokyo, and Shanghai.

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