WTF U-21 2017

[Barty]

[Lucas]

[Damian]

Documentaries Tell The Next Gen ATP Finals Story

Spoiler:

Three episodes follow players in the battle to qualify for Milan
On the eve of the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, the ATP is releasing three documentaries charting the race to qualify for the prestigious 21-and-under event, and profiling the players who will compete under the new rules and innovations at the Fiera Milano.
The Next Gen ATP Finals will take place from 7-11 November. Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Denis Shapovalov, Borna Coric, Jared Donaldson, Hyeon Chung and Daniil Medvedev will all compete.
The first episode – Next Gen: The Story So Far – is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video within the UK and US, with all global access to follow soon.
The start of the new tennis season in 2017 brought with it the challenge for players aged 21 and under to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. New tournament. New stars. Go behind the scenes as the race takes shape early in the year and get to know the leading contenders in locations from Ethiopia to California as new stars are born on the ATP World Tour. This is the story so far.
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The second episode completes the story of the Race To Milan and is available to watch in the UK and US on Amazon Prime Video, with all global access to follow soon, and through broadcasters worldwide.
Next Gen: The Coming Of Age details the Next Gen breakthrough on the ATP World Tour. Over the course of 2017 follow the players as they make remarkable leaps in the Emirates ATP Rankings throughout the season. See their development first hand on a month-to-month basis climaxing on the cusp of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. Using a chronological timeline, revealing back stories, cutting edge graphics and exclusive tournament footage, Next Gen: Coming Of Age will demonstrate what a difference a year makes.
WATCH IN THE UK
WATCH IN THE US
The third episode introduces fans to the stars set to compete in Milan, as well as detailing the new rules and innovations to be trialled at this ground-breaking tournament. It will be available to watch on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and the US and through broadcasters worldwide* when it is released on Monday, 6 November.
Next Gen: The Final 8 will take a detailed look at the upcoming Next Gen ATP Finals. Learn about the innovative event and the rule changes that come with it and the setting in Milan. Meet the seven players who qualify directly and learn about the eight-player wildcard tournament for the eighth and final spot in the event. By incorporating interviews from many of tennis’ former and current stars, the excitement builds for the inaugural event.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/nex ... lease-2017

[Lleyton]

[Damian]

Gianluigi Quinzi wygrywa włoskie Playoffy o dziką kartę i jest 8 zakwalifikowanym do turnieju.

[DUN I LOVE]

Może nawet obejrzę w zaistniałej sytuacji.

[Damian]

ATP World Tour Finals (do lat 21) - zakwalifikowani:

1. Andriej Rubliow (RUS)

2. Karen Chaczanow (RUS)

3. Borna Coric (CRO)

4. Denis Shapovalov (CAN)

5. Jared Donaldson (USA)

6. Hyeon Chung (KOR)

7. Daniił Miedwiediew (RUS)

8. Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA)

[Damian]

Grupa A:
Andriej Rubliow (RUS)
Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
Hyeon Chung (KOR)
Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA)

Grupa B:
Karen Chaczanow (RUS)
Borna Coric (CRO)
Jared Donaldson (USA)
Daniił Miedwiediew (RUS)

[Federasta20]

Mógłby Szarapow coś ugrać, chociaż zasady i tak mocno podwórkowe, więc to taki Kooyong/Abu Dhabi dla dzieci.

[arti]

Documentaries Tell The Next Gen ATP Finals Story

Spoiler:

On the eve of the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, the ATP is releasing three documentaries charting the race to qualify for the prestigious 21-and-under event, and profiling the players who will compete under the new rules and innovations at the Fiera Milano.

The Next Gen ATP Finals will take place from 7-11 November. Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Denis Shapovalov, Borna Coric, Jared Donaldson, Hyeon Chung and Daniil Medvedev will all compete.

The first episode – Next Gen: The Story So Far – is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video within the UK and US, with all global access to follow soon.

The start of the new tennis season in 2017 brought with it the challenge for players aged 21 and under to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. New tournament. New stars. Go behind the scenes as the race takes shape early in the year and get to know the leading contenders in locations from Ethiopia to California as new stars are born on the ATP World Tour. This is the story so far.

The second episode completes the story of the Race To Milan and is available to watch in the UK and US on Amazon Prime Video, with all global access to follow soon, and through broadcasters worldwide.

Next Gen: The Coming Of Age details the Next Gen breakthrough on the ATP World Tour. Over the course of 2017 follow the players as they make remarkable leaps in the Emirates ATP Rankings throughout the season. See their development first hand on a month-to-month basis climaxing on the cusp of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. Using a chronological timeline, revealing back stories, cutting edge graphics and exclusive tournament footage, Next Gen: Coming Of Age will demonstrate what a difference a year makes.

The third episode introduces fans to the stars set to compete in Milan, as well as detailing the new rules and innovations to be trialled at this ground-breaking tournament. It will be available to watch on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and the US and through broadcasters worldwide* when it is released on Monday, 6 November.

Next Gen: The Final 8 will take a detailed look at the upcoming Next Gen ATP Finals. Learn about the innovative event and the rule changes that come with it and the setting in Milan. Meet the seven players who qualify directly and learn about the eight-player wildcard tournament for the eighth and final spot in the event. By incorporating interviews from many of tennis’ former and current stars, the excitement builds for the inaugural event.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/nex ... lease-2017

[Lleyton]

Milan Groups Announced

Spoiler:

Eight #NextGenATP players are ready to compete in Milan for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals title.

But first, on Sunday, the eight finalist – Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Denis Shapovalov, Borna Coric, Jared Donaldson, Hyeon Chung, Daniil Medvedev and Italian wild card Gianluigi Quinzi – were split into two groups for round-robin competition.

Group A
Andrey Rublev
Denis Shapovalov
Hyeon Chung
Gianluigi Quinzi

Group B
Karen Khachanov
Borna Coric
Jared Donaldson
Daniil Medvedev

Rublev, who won his first ATP World Tour title at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag in July, is the highest-ranked player competing in Milan, entering play this week at No. 37 in the Emirates ATP Rankings.

The Russian is leading Group A, with players from three different continents looking to advance to the semi-finals.

Rublev’s first opponent will be Italian wild card Gianluigi Quinzi, who prevailed in the final of an Italian 21-and-under qualifying event on Sunday against Filippo Baldi 3-4, 3-4, 4-2, 4-2, 4-2. The qualifying tournament, just like the Next Gen ATP Finals will, used a shorter format, including first to four games sets (tie-break at three-all).

Canada's Shapovalov, who soared into the spotlight at the Coupe Rogers by beating Juan Martin del Potro and Rafael Nadal en route to the semi-finals, will play Chung of South Korea in the other Group A match on Tuesday.

The South Korean got the best of Rublev at the Winston-Salem Open this August, ousting the Russian 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 to begin their FedEx ATP Head2Head series.

Rublev’s compatriot, Karen Khachanov, is the second seed and the leader in Group B. The Russian enters play as the World No. 45.

Khachanov will open up against compatriot Daniil Medvedev in the first match of the tournament. The other Group B match will pit fourth-seeded Borna Coric and fifth-seeded Jared Donaldson. While the pair has yet to play one another, they both qualified on 24 October.

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Coric got his FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry with Khachanov off to a good start by beating the Russian in Rotterdam this year, 7-6(6), 7-6(10). Donaldson is excited about not only qualifying for the event, but competing against his current and future rivals.

“It's definitely an accomplishment. It's something that all the players under-21 wanted to qualify for, just because it's a reflection of how well you played throughout the year,” Donaldson said. “So to be one of the top seven guys to do it, I think is definitely really special, definitely an accolade. Now I'm just trying to finish up the year on a positive note.”

The #NextGenATP finalists will be competing with several innovations in place for the week. To enhance drama and excitement, all matches will be best-of-five sets, using the shorter format.

Matches will be fast-paced with no lets and at deuce, there will be sudden-death points. An on-court shot clock will ensure fast play between points.

“It's always cool to experiment with new things,” Shapovalov said. “We don't get to do that often so it's definitely an exciting tournament and it's going to be fun to compete with all these guys in the next week.”

The tournament will feature non-stop on-site entertainment as well, including cutting-edge match production. Fans will be able to move freely around the stadium during play and players will compete on a court lined only for singles.

Fans will also want to pay attention to the world debut of electronic line calling, which will take place at the inaugural event. Additionally, in another ATP World Tour first, players will be able to communicate with their coaches after each set.

“We will see if it works for everybody, how everybody feels,” Khachanov said of all of the innovations. “Maybe in the future it can be the new step for tennis.”

http://www.nextgenatpfinals.com/en/news ... inals-2017

[DUN I LOVE]

Trochę cyrk wyszedł z ceremonii przedstawiania grup na młodzieżowym WTF. Fajnie, że w towarzystwie pięknych kobiet, ale im dłużej się ogląda, tym większe zakłopotanie.

[Federasta20]

Cyrk podczas losowania Finałów Next Gen ATP. Żenujące sceny na wybiegu z udziałem tenisistów

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Pierwsza edycja Finałów Next Gen ATP jeszcze się nie rozpoczęła, a już wzbudziła niemałą kontrowersję. Podczas niedzielnej ceremonii losowania święto dla młodych tenisistów przerodziło się w cyrk na wybiegu dla modelek.

Mediolan kojarzy się z pokazami mody, dlatego organizatorzy postanowili urozmaicić niedzielną ceremonię losowania. Dwóch najwyżej rozstawionych tenisistów, Andriej Rublow i Karen Chaczanow, zostało automatycznie ulokowanych na pierwszych pozycjach w grupie A i B, dlatego w towarzystwie pięknych pań panowie zostali tylko odprowadzeni na swoje miejsca.

Pozycje kolejnych tenisistów wyłoniono na bazie "losowania". Najpierw jeden z dwójki graczy wskazywał modelkę i w ten sposób poznawał, do której grupy został przypisany. Z kolei drugi zawodnik z danej pary automatycznie trafiał do drugiej grupy. W ten sposób rozlosowano dwie czteroosobowe grupy pierwszej edycji Finałów Next Gen ATP.

Co wzbudziło największą kontrowersję? Modelki, które odprowadzały poszczególnych graczy na swoje miejsca, miały ukryte nazwy grup w częściach swojej garderoby. Panie musiały je więc odsłonić lub ściągnąć. Hyeon Chung był nawet zmuszony zębami ściągnąć jednej z kobiet rękawiczkę z dłoni. To wszystko działo się na oczach dziennikarzy, organizatorów, ale także życiowych partnerek tenisistów.

Zawodnicy nie byli zadowoleni, że biorą udział w tak żenującym przedstawieniu, ale starali się zachować spokój. Na Twitterze szybko pojawiły się negatywne komentarze, że organizatorzy poniżyli w ten sposób uczestników turnieju, w którym mają przecież występować najzdolniejsi przedstawiciele młodego pokolenia. Włoska Federacja Tenisowa nie ma sobie jednak nic do zarzucenia. Stwierdziła, że nie była odpowiedzialna za przebieg ceremonii losowania.

Głos w tej sprawie zabrali przedstawiciele ATP oraz jednego ze sponsorów - firmy Red Bull: - Przepraszamy za sytuację, która miała miejsce podczas losowania Finałów Next Gen ATP. Jej celem miało być pokazanie bogatej historii Mediolanu jako jednej ze stolic światowej mody. W naszym odczuciu było to jednak niesmaczne i nieakceptowalne. Głęboko nad tym ubolewamy i zapewniamy, że taka sytuacja nie będzie miała miejsca w przyszłości.

Mediolańskie Finały Next Gen ATP potrwają od 7 do 11 listopada. W grupie A znaleźli się Andriej Rublow (Rosja, 20 lat), Denis Shapovalov (Kanada, 18 lat), Hyeon Chung (Korea Południowa, 21 lat) i Gianluigi Quinzi (Włochy/WC, 21 lat). Natomiast do grupy B trafili Karen Chaczanow (Rosja, 21 lat), Borna Corić (Chorwacja, 20 lat), Jared Donaldson (USA, 21 lat) i Danił Miedwiediew (Rosja, 21 lat). Po dwóch najlepszych tenisistów z obu grup awansuje do półfinału. W puli nagród znalazło się aż 1,275 mln dolarów. Triumfator może otrzymać aż 390 tys. dolarów, jeśli zakończy zawody bez porażki w fazie grupowej.

https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/tenis/72027 ... z-udzialem

Lubię aspekt hostess, ale w tym przypadku przegięli. Literki grup podobno wyciągane z różnych partii ciała.

[DUN I LOVE]

Żałość - przekombinowali niemal ze wszystkim, nawet te taje grane do 7, a w formule Fast4 podobno miały są grane do 5.

[Hankmoody]

Co to jest za komedia, jak ten kort wygląda?

[DUN I LOVE]

A jak wygląda?

[Hankmoody]

Nie ma korytarza deblowego, w singlu niby bez różnicy, ale wygląda to dziwnie. Sędziów liniowych też nie ma.

[DUN I LOVE]

Kiedyś grali normalnego mastersa tak (tzn. liniowi byli ).

Sydney 2001 i turniej kończący sezon:

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[Żilu]

Mi akurat podobają się te korty singlowe. Miła odmiana od tych tradycyjnych, no i przypominają stare dobre czasy

[DUN I LOVE]

Mi akurat podobają się te korty singlowe. Miła odmiana od tych tradycyjnych, no i przypominają stare dobre czasy

To ostatnie niewątpliwie.