Are we going to rediscover the very special flavor of the Masters 1000 finals in the best of five rounds? Not impossible, even clearly “possible”, as explained Andrea Gaudenzi, boss of l’ATPthis Thursday morning, during a press point in Turin, where the ATP Finals. Since 2008, the Masters 1000 finals have been played in two rounds. A concern for Gaudenziwho considers that the finals of these tournaments no longer make an impression. A major change could be looming on the ATP circuit…
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“We cannot have a sport where, in 30 years, no one remembers the most important matches”
“I spoke about it with Federer at the Laver Cup: the greatest matches in our sport were played in the best of five sets,” explained Gaudenziin comments reported by the journalist Lorenzo Ercoli. “Is it possible to return to the best of five rounds for the Masters 1000 finals? Yes, that would be our decision. Not right away, but we cannot have a sport where, in 30 years, no one remembers the most important matches. Tennis has a billion viewers, but it only monetizes 1.3% in the media The demand is there, but the sales capacity to improve it is lacking. and its duration are very good as they are.
“A Masters 1000 in Saudi Arabia? It won’t be before 2028”
The ATP boss also mentioned the possibility of seeing a Masters 1000 arrive in Saudi Arabia. It’s obviously only a matter of time.“If this happens, it will not be before 2028 because there is infrastructure work that requires time. The other Masters 1000 tournaments are not threatened, because they have had categorical protection for 30 years. The approach with the Saudis has been open, listening to their aspirations, because they want to invest in tennis and help us. We want to build bridges, not barriers. When I played for the first time in Dubai. and in Doha in the 90s, things were different, but significant progress has been made. Saudi Arabia has this desire for change.
