Why does Schwartzman play the ATP Finals if he is ninth in the ATP Rankings?

The Small Schwazrtman achieved his great goal of qualifying for the tournament played by the eight best tennis players on the planet and got his ticket to the ATP Finals in London for the first time.

The Argentine tennis player was framed in the most complicated group, a priori, and will face each other in the group stage against Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev. Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Dominic Thiem and Andrey Rublev make up the other group.

Why does Schwazrtman play if he is ninth in the ranking?

The Small Schwartzman will play the ATP Finals in London despite this It is played by the top eight of the ATP ranking and the Argentine occupies the ninth place due to the absence of the Swiss Roger Federer, currently number 5 in the ranking, who will not attend the appointment due to injury.

“For dreaming, I dream of playing the final. Later, we are going to see the group and I think it will be important to win the first game. Because of how the accounts are, winning that game can give you the opportunity to go to the semifinals and it is the first objective I have, “said the Argentine tennis player before the draw.