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Rutuja Bhosale, seeded third and the highest-ranked Indian participant, faced a tough challenge against Kazakhstan’s fifth-seeded Zhibek Kulambayeva.

His triumphant victory in the ATP Finals, securing a record-breaking seventh season finale title in Turin, coincided with this remarkable milestone, solidifying his position at the top of the rankings.

All eyes were on the top-ranked players, and with this result, Alcaraz joins the elite semifinalists alongside Medvedev, the 2020 champion, who is now geared to face Italian contender Jannik Sinner in the other semifinal match.

Hurkacz entered as an alternate following Stefanos Tsitsipas's withdrawal due to a back injury.

Expressing his current state, Nadal mentioned being in good spirits, actively training, and feeling content with his life's phase.

Djokovic's defeat to Sinner in a gripping three-set match left the Serbian proud of his performance but now places him in a pivotal position to secure advancement from the group stage.

Although the fourth seeds had faced an initial setback against Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos, they rebounded strongly in their match against Gonzalez and Molteni.

Having previously clinched the title in Turin in 2021 and in London in 2018, the 27-year-old German drew on his wealth of experience to navigate past Alcaraz and start his Red Group campaign with a 1-0 record on Monday, as reported by ATP.

The 23-year-old, who has struggled with injury, grew in confidence throughout an impressive week in Switzerland, where he lost only one set en route to the trophy. The Canadian lost the first eight ATP Tour finals of his career, but he has now won five of his past six championship clashes, ATP Tour reports.

Medvedev committed just 10 unforced errors and saved all three break points he faced to reach his 36th tour-level final and ninth of the season after one hour and 44 minutes on Saturday, ATP Tour reports. The 27-year-old, who improved to 9-4 in his ATP Head2Head series against the Greek, has now recorded the most victories on Tour in 2023, surpassing Carlos Alcaraz (63-9).