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Tennis stars meet fans at ATP Finals blue carpet in Turin
Eight players at the ATP Finals met fans in Turin at a blue-carpet event before the tournament begins on Sunday.
The players walked along Via Roma, signed items and posed for photos as a crowd gathered in the city centre.
Italian player Flavio Cobolli drew loud cheers as he prepares to make his debut at the season-ending tournament.
The crowd included people who told him they were supporting him, including one woman who said that grandmothers were cheering for him too.
Cobolli said he hoped to do well, while noting that his opening match against Daniil Medvedev would be difficult because Medvedev was in form.
He also said Jannik Sinner deserved to be there with him, and said facing Carlos Alcaraz would not be easy.
The players begin competing on Sunday at Turin’s Inalpi Arena.
Tennis players met fans at the ATP Finals Blue Carpet event in Turin on November 13.
The eight players scheduled to compete at the tournament arrived in Piazza San Carlo before the event began on Sunday.
They walked along Via Roma, signing items and posing for selfies and photographs with fans.
Flavio Cobolli, making his ATP Finals debut, received loud cheers from the crowd.
The players also posed for photographs with local and tennis officials before the procession.
- Who
- The eight ATP Finals players, including Flavio Cobolli, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev.
- What
- They appeared on the Blue Carpet and met fans.
- When
- November 13, 2026, before the tournament began on Sunday.
- Where
- Piazza San Carlo and Via Roma in Turin, Italy.
- Why
- The event welcomed the players ahead of the ATP Finals.
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Cobolli told Sky Sport he hoped to have a good tournament and said his opening match against Medvedev would be complicated.
The players arrived in Piazza San Carlo for the Blue Carpet event.
The players posed for photographs with officials and walked along Via Roma, meeting fans.
- Date
- November 13, 2026
- Location
- Piazza San Carlo and Via Roma, Turin
- Players
- Eight ATP Finals competitors
- Cobolli
- Making his ATP Finals debut
- Tournament venue
- Inalpi Arena
What people are saying
I hope to raise Sinner’s name; he would have deserved to be here with me.
Against Alcaraz it won’t be easy; I have all the tools to have a good tournament.
We grandmothers are cheering for you too.