Andy Schooler previews Thursday’s action at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin with his outright pick, Jannik Sinner, looking to book a place in the last four.

When the world’s top men’s tennis players descend on Europe for the ATP Finals, they do so in Turin, Italy, taking over the Inalpi Arena for the end-of-the-year showcase.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz made light of feeling under the weather as he dispatched Russia's Andrey Rublev in impressive fashion to revive his ATP Finals hopes on Wednesday. The Spanish four-times Grand Slam champion has been suffering with respiratory issues in Turin and wore pink nasal tape against Rublev in a resounding 6-3 7-6(8) victory.

Join Tanya Aldred for updates as Carlos Alcaraz looks to bounce back from his opening defeat by Casper Ruud when he faces the Russian No 8 seed

Carlos Alcaraz opened his account at the ATP Finals on Wednesday with an entertaining 6-3, 7-6 (10/8) win over Andrey Rublev, while Casper Ruud missed an early chance to reach the semi-finals after losing in straight sets to Alexander Zverev.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz made light of feeling under the weather as he dispatched Russia's Andrey Rublev in impressive fashion to revive his ATP Finals hopes on Wednesday. The Spanish four-times Grand Slam champion has been suffering with respiratory issues in Turin and wore pink nasal tape against Rublev but enjoyed a resounding 6-3 7-6(8) victory.

Four-time grand slam champion has had respiratory issues and wore pink nasal tape in a comfortable win, faces German next.

Carlos Alcaraz needs to beat Alexander Zverev to keep his ATP Finals hopes alive, but that is only part of the story.