All eyes will be on the battle between world No 1 Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as we head to The O2 in London for the last time.

The top eight singles players in the world qualify for the prestigious season-ending championships at the greatest of venues this November.

Reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic will be aiming to win a record-equalling sixth title and with Roger Federer missing this year, he will be favourite to land it ahead of Rafael Nadal, who has never won the event.

What a debut for Greek star Tsitsipas, 21, who defeated Daniil Medvedev and last year's winner Alexander Zverev to make it through to the knockout stages where he upset seven-time winner Roger Federer.

In the final, he came through an exhausting battle to defeat Thiem and became the youngest winner of the year-end championship since Lleyton Hewitt in 2001.

Bulgaria's Dimitrov became the first man for 19 years to win the ATP Finals on his debut appearance.

Formula 1 heading back to Imola is notable not just because of the return, after a 14-year absence from the calendar, of a majestic circuit which is steeped in history, but also as we will welcome a new weekend format.

FORMULA ONE RACES THUR 1, 1:00

WINNER

Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix

LEWIS HAMILTON

4/9

VALTTERI BOTTAS

10/3

MAX VERSTAPPEN

5/1

SERGIO PEREZ

66/1

DANIEL RICCIARDO

80/1

CHARLES LECLERC

100/1

PIERRE GASLY

125/1

CARLOS SAINZ

125/1

ALEXANDER ALBON

150/1

LANCE STROLL

150/1

LANDO NORRIS

150/1

SEBASTIAN VETTEL

250/1

ESTEBAN OCON

250/1

DANIIL KVYAT

500/1

KIMI RAIKKONEN

2500/1

ANTONIO GIOVINAZZI

3000/1

KEVIN MAGNUSSEN

3000/1

ROMAIN GROSJEAN

3000/1

GEORGE RUSSELL

3000/1

NICHOLAS LATIFI

5000/1

The sport is debuting a two-day event for the newly-named Emilia Romagna GP, so that means a condensed schedule with no Friday practice, and a Saturday full of track action before Sunday's race.

And all live only on Sky Sports F1.

Explaining F1's two-day format, plus Sky F1 schedule

F1 Grands Prix usually take place over three days, with two 90-minute practice sessions on Friday, an hour-long final practice on Saturday, before qualifying later on Saturday and the race on Sunday.

But at Imola, there will be no running at all on Friday - and only one 90-minute practice session on Saturday morning for teams and drivers to get accustomed to the Italian circuit before qualifying.

Sky F1's live & new-look Emilia Romagna GP schedule

Date and show On Air Session start

Saturday, October 31

Practice One 8.30am 9am

Qualifying 12pm 1pm

Sunday, November 1

The Emilia Romagna GP 10.30am 12.10pm

Notebook 3pm

We kick off the weekend with our Welcome To The Weekend show at 8.30am on Saturday morning, with first - and final - practice then taking place from 9-10.30am. Qualifying build-up then starts at 12pm before the shootout at 1pm - and there is then also a slightly earlier race time on Sunday, at 12.10pm following build-up from 10.30am.

Thursday's media day has been shifted to Friday, when we'll hear from all the drivers and bring the latest news and videos on our digital and social platforms.

The two-day format has been introduced for one key reason; it helps with logistics following the previous race in Portugal - the 12th of a delayed yet frenetic 2020 season.

But it could also represent a trial for F1. The sport's bosses had previously put two-day weekends on the table with the planned (now delayed) 2021 rules refresh, before abandoning that idea, but it might yet become the norm should the calendar be expanded in the future as expected.

What will less practice mean for the GP?

Other than re-jigging the weekend schedule somewhat, the two-day format could also have a big effect on the track results.

Less time for practice means more variables, more uncertainty for teams and drivers, and more chance of an unexpected order.

F1 got an early glimpse of a two-day GP after Friday was washed, or fogged, out at the Nurburgring earlier this month, and while the qualifying results were largely as expected, five drivers didn't finish Sunday's race.

Imola gets set for F1 return

Imola is the latest track to enjoy a return to F1 during the largely Europe-based 2020 season. And while not on the calendar since Michael Schumacher's victory in 2006, the circuit - or should we say the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari - has long, historic connections with F1.

It replaced Monza as the home of the Italian GP in 1980 and then hosted the San Marino GP from 1981 to 2006, with champions such as Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Fernando Alonso all winning races there.

The Ayrton Senna tribute is situated close to the Imola circuit

It was a very popular track, albeit one that holds tragic F1 memories. Roland Ratzenberger and Senna and were killed on consecutive days there in 1994.

The Emilia Romagna GP takes its name from the region the track is nestled in.

What's the track like?

Situated close to Bologna - and Ferrari's headq