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ATP Next Gen Finals 2024 Preview: Everything you need to know

The ATP Next Gen Finals are back, as the most effective climbing abilities from 2024 return to go head-to- head once more.

And we, at Tennishead, have the utmost overview for you to figure out all the info regarding the upcoming occasion:

What are the ATP Next Gen Finals?

The Next Gen Finals are a period finishing exhibit competition arranged by the ATP Tour, matching the leading 8 20-and-under songs gamers from the year versus each other.

For the initial 6 versions of the occasion, it had actually been for gamers aged 21-and-under, yet the 2024 competition sees the age limit reduced to just make it possible for gamers birthed in 2004 or later on.

How do the ATP Next Gen Finals job?

Like the elderly version of this occasion, the Next Gen Finals start in a round-robin style with 2 teams of 4, as every gamer contends versus each other.

After the conclusion of these suits, the leading 2 from each team development to the semi-finals, where the leading finisher from each team will certainly play the 2nd put finisher in the various other.

However, there are some significant differentials in the Next Gen Finals in contrast to conventional excursion occasions, which is much of its special marketing factor.

Starting with the racking up style, rather than playing standard collections to 6 video games, suits are played in the most effective of 5 tie-break collections, with each established being played as the initial to 4 video games rather.

A tie-break will certainly be dipped into 3-3, and video games will certainly have a No-Ad system at deuce, rather having a making a decision factor with the web server picking which side they use.

Some of the various other cutting-edge regulations executed particularly for the Next Gen Finals consist of no allows on offer, a much shorter quantity of time in between factors (15 secs), cost-free follower activity and a reduced umpires chair to lower blockage for those in the groups.

When are the 2024 ATP Next Gen Finals?

The Next Gen Finals will certainly obtain underway on Wednesday 18th December, with the round-robin phase wrapping up on Friday 20th December.

Semi- finals will certainly occur on Saturday 21st December, with the grand last complying with on Saturday 22nd December at 8pm neighborhood time (5pm GMT).

3 days … #NextGenATPFinals pic.twitter.com/zQr7diob4f

— Next Gen ATP Finals (@nextgenfinals) December 15, 2024

Where are the 2024 ATP Next Gen Finals held?

The ATP Next Gen Finals were kept in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the very first time in 2014 at the King Abdullah Sports City.

Jeddah will certainly be the host for the year-end competition once more this year, and is established to proceed doing so till 2027.

Who is dipping into the 2024 ATP Next Gen Finals?

The Next Gen Finals draw occurred the other day, with the 8 gamers being divided right into the Blue Group and the Red Group.

Last year’s runner-up Arthur Fils is the front runner, and is without a doubt the greatest qualifier with greater than 1,000 ranking factors than his closest opponent.

Highlights from the Frenchman’s period consist of winning the initial 2 ATP 500 titles of his profession in Hamburg and Tokyo, allowing him to break inside the leading 20.

Fils belongs to the Blue Group and is signed up with by competition debutants Jakub Mensik, Learner Tien and Joao Fonseca.

Mensik is simply 19-years-old and has actually had an outbreak period this year, reaching his initial major excursion last in Doha and the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters.

This has actually allowed the young Czech to get to a career-high of World No.48 and obtain the ATP honor for ‘Newcomer of the Year’.

See you quickly, @mensik_jakub_#ATPAwards pic.twitter.com/j8M4lYd08q

— ATP Tour (@atptour) December 11, 2024

While Tien has actually excited a lot more on the Challenger Tour this year with 3 titles, and got to the quarter-finals in his major ATP Tour launching in Winston-Salem

Fonseca is the youngest gamer in the area at simply 18-years-old, with the Brazilian generating some captivating efficiencies by getting to the quarter-finals in both Rio de Janeiro and Bucharest, while winning his initial ATP Challenger title in Lexington.

The Red Group is headlined by the returning Alex Michelsen, that is making his 2nd successive look at the Next Gen Finals after exciting in his initial complete period on the major ATP Tour.

Michelsen was not able to development from the round-robin phase in 2014, and will certainly deal with challenging competitors from Juncheng Shang, Luca Van Assche and Nishesh Basavareddy in the Red Group.

Shang was placed outside the leading 100 at the start of 2024, yet after winning his first title in Chengdu has actually completed the year placed inside the leading 50 and gotten approved for the Next Gen Finals for the very first time.

Van Assche is the 3rd gamer to have actually gotten approved for the Next Gen Finals momentarily year straight, having actually gotten to the semi-finals in 2014.

While the last individual at this year’s Next Gen Finals is American Basavareddy, that has actually delighted in a really solid period on the ATP Challenger Tour after winning 41 of his 54 suits this year, asserting titles in Tiburon and Puerto Vallarta.

The teams are established#NextGenATPFinals

— ATP Tour (@atptour) December 15, 2024

Alternates in situation of withdrawals are Spaniard Martin Landaluce and Portuguese gamer Henrique Rocha.

Are there any kind of ranking factors available at the 2024 ATP Next Gen Finals?

As the Next Gen Finals are not classified as a main title by the ATP, there are additionally no ranking factors on the line for the 8 gamers included. Although, suit results still go in the direction of main head-to- directly the ATP site.

What is the cash prize for the 2024 ATP Next Gen Finals?

Despite not having any kind of ranking factors available in Jeddah, there is a significant overall cash prize pot consisting of $2,050,000.

Here is just how gamers can acquire a share of that:

Previous champions of the ATP Next Gen Finals

Last year saw Serbian Hamad Medjedovic beat Arthur Fils, 3( 6 )-4 4– 1, 4– 2, 3( 9 )-4 4– 1, to win the initial Next Gen Finals kept in Jeddah.

The Next Gen Finals has actually seen both Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz formerly declare the title, that have actually shared out the 4 Grand Slam titles this year.

Here are every one of the champions of the 6 previous versions of the Next Gen Finals:

Carlos Alcaraz is the initial Spanish gamer to win the #NextGenATPFinals!@nextgenfinals @alcarazcarlos03 pic.twitter.com/l5P7qb7mXz

— Tennis TELEVISION (@Tennis TELEVISION) November 13, 2021

How can you view the 2024 ATP Next Gen Finals?

You can view the ATP Next Gen Finals on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, or on Tennis Channel in the United States of America.

For even more info on just how to view the busy competition in your place, see the main ATP site below.

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