16:50
The situation in the Red Group: Van Assche and Michelsen lead
While waiting for the two matches of the Blue Group, the first two matches of the season have concluded Red Group, with Luca van Assche (seeded n.6) and Alex Michelsen (2) in command. The Frenchman (born 2004) has beat the Chinese Shang Juncheng (class of 2005, seeded n.4) with a score of 3-1 (4-3, 2-4, 4-1, 4-3). The American (born in 2004, seeded n.2) has instead won the ‘derby’ with Nishesh Basavareddy in a comeback (born 2005, seeded 7th), also with a score of 3-1 (2-4, 4-3, 4-3, 4-2).
16:42
Record prize money in Jeddah: how much the winner gets
Record prize money for the Next Gen ATP Finals underway at the ‘King Abdullah Sports City’: ‘prize money’ of 2.05 million dollars (50 thousand dollars more than last year). Here is the list of prizes:
Reserve token: $15,000
Participation token: $150,000
Round robin: $36,660 for each win
Semifinal victory: $113,500
Victory in the final: $153,000
Undefeated title: $526,480
16:35
Follow the NextGen ATP Finals on the Corriere dello Sport App
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16:31
Scores, reduced times and ‘No Lets’: the rules of the Next Gen ATP Finals
As in previous years, the matches will be played best of five sets, each of these best of four games and with a tie-break (up to seven points) expected in the case of 3-3. At 40-40 the games will be decided ‘deciding point: no advantages therefore and it will be the Tennis player in response to choose the side of the court on which to receive the opponent’s serve. They will be applied reduced times even during field changes to ensure a high tempo in matches: players will be able to sit for 90 seconds at the end of each set, instead of 120 seconds in 2023. In 2024, on-court warm-ups will be reinstated after being removed last year. Players will warm up for three minutes on court, two minutes less than the ATP Tour warm-up. It will also be recovered the ‘No Let’ rule: Play will continue even if the ball hits the net during a serve, as long as it lands in the correct area.
16:23
Next Gen Atp Finals: the novelty and the format
There is something new from this edition at the NextGen ATP Finals, with participation this year reserved for under 20s (therefore this year to those born from 2004 onwards) and no longer those under 20. The format is the same as the ATP Finals recently won by Jannik Sinner: After the round robin the top two in each group fly to the semi-finals to face each other in cross-matches (the first of one group with the second of the other and vice versa), whoever passes goes to the final to play for the title.
16:15
The roll of honor of the Next Gen ATP Finals: Sinner is here!
Here is the roll of honor of the Next Gen ATP Finals, which also includes the Italian and current world number one Jannik Sinner:
2017 – Hyeon Chung (South Korea)
2018 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
2019 – Jannik Sinner (Italy)
2021 – Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
2022 – Brandon Nakashima (Usa)
2023 – Hamad Medjedovic (Serbia)
16:08
The protagonists of the Next Gen ATP Finals: the eight talents at the start
Here they are eight tennis players under 20 participating in the Next Gen ATP Finals a Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia:
BLUE GROUP – 1) Arthur Fils (Francia, n.20 Atp); 3) Jakub Mensik (Repubblica Ceca, n.48 Atp); 5) Learner Tien (Usa, n.122 Atp); 8) Joao Fonseca (Brazil, n.145 Atp)
RED GROUP – 2) Alex Michelsen (Usa, n.41 Atp); 4) Shang Juncheng (Chinese, n.50 Atp); 6) Luca Van Assche (France, No.128 Atp); 7) Nishesh Basavareddy (Usa, n.138 Atp).
16:00
Next Gen ATP Finals: where to see them on TV and streaming
The matches of ‘Next Gen Atp Finals’ in programma a Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) from today (Wednesday 18 December) until Sunday 22 December will be broadcast live on TV on Sky Sport Uno (201) and Sky Sport Tennis (203), but also in streaming on SkyGo, NOW and on Tennis TV.
