Al King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah began today the 2024 edition of the Next Gen ATP Finalstournament reserved for the best eight Under-20 players of the season. As with the “big” event, the tennis players are divided into two groups. The Blue Group presents Arthur Fils (1), Jakub Mensik (3), Learner Tien (5), Joao Fonseca (8); In the Red Group, however, Alex Michelsen (2), Shang Juncheng (4), Luca Van Assche (6), Nishesh Basavareddy (7).
L. VAN ASSCHE [6] b. J. SHANG [4] 43(3) 24 41 43(5)
The day and the tournament opened immediately with a victory against predictions, col semi-finalist of the 2023 edition Luca Van Asschand, number 128 in the world, who he beat in four partials the Chinese Shang Juncheng, number 50. In particular, the first and last sets made the difference in the final 43(3) 24 41 43(5), denoting a greater efficiency of the Frenchman in the two tie-breaks.
In the economy of the match, Shang The fact of not having exploited also pays a break lead in the fourth setlost in the tie-break. During the match, curiously, both scored aces – two for the Frenchman – thanks to the “No Let Rule” (a rule re-introduced in 2024 in Jeddah) which requires the game to continue even after the touch of the tape on serve .
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