NextGen ATP Finals 2021

[Bombardiero]

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9-13 listopada 2021, Mediolan.

[Damian]

Q1 Review: #NextGenATP Quartet Lead The Way To Milan

Spoiler:

Two Italians feature in automatic qualification positions

Through the opening three months of the 2021 ATP Tour season, four #NextGenATP talents have set the pace in the ATP Race To Milan.

Two 19-year-old Italians — Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti — have achieved their best results at ATP Masters 1000 and ATP 500 events respectively, and are currently the youngest players in the Top 100 of the FedEx ATP Rankings. North American stars Sebastian Korda and Felix Auger-Aliassime are also in strong contention to compete in Milan from 9-13 November. Both players have reached ATP 250 championship matches in 2021, and Korda advanced to his maiden Masters 1000 quarter-final in Miami.

ATPTour.com takes a look at the four men who lead the Milan qualification race, and the other key storylines at the conclusion of the opening quarter of the 2021 season:

View Latest ATP Race To Milan Standings

No. 1 Jannik Sinner, 995 points
Sinner started his 2021 campaign with a statement run at the Great Ocean Road Open. In his first appearance since his title run at the Sofia Open in 2020, the San Candido native dropped just one set en route to the Great Ocean Road Open trophy. Sinner saved a match point to outlast Karen Khachanov 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(4) in a gripping semi-final and took the crown with a 7-6(4), 6-4 victory against countryman Stefano Travaglia.

The 19-year-old followed that success with back-to-back quarter-final appearances at the Open 13 Provence in Marseille and the Dubai Duty Free Championships, before making a major breakthrough at the opening Masters 1000 event of the year: the Miami Open presented by Itau. Sinner became only the fourth teenager to reach the Miami final (l. to Hurkacz) in the tournament’s 36-year history, following in the footsteps of past and present World No. 1s Andre Agassi (1990), Rafael Nadal (2005) and Novak Djokovic (2007).

Read 2021 Next Gen ATP Finals Spotlight Features
Tomas Machac
Brandon Nakashima
Carlos Alcaraz

No. 2 Sebastian Korda, 495 points
The American opened the year with consecutive final appearances to enter the Top 100 in the FedEx ATP Rankings for the first time. At the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com, Korda claimed back-to-back three-set wins against Tommy Paul and John Isner en route to his maiden ATP Tour final.

The 20-year-old built on his successful run in Florida by lifting his second Challenger title in Quimper. Korda battled past four French players to reach the final, where he charged past Filip Horansky 6-1, 6-1 in under 50 minutes.

Korda made headlines in his home state for the second time in 2021, when he charged through to his maiden ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final in Miami. The Bradenton native earned his first Top 20 win against Fabio Fognini in the second round, stunned Dubai champion Aslan Karatsev in the third round and claimed his maiden Top 10 victory against World No. 9 Diego Schwartzman in the Round of 16.


No. 3 Felix Auger-Aliassime, 465 points
Like Sinner, Auger-Aliassime made an impressive start to his 2021 season at an ATP 250 event in Melbourne. The Canadian advanced to his seventh ATP Tour championship match at the Murray River Open, where he fell to Daniel Evans. Auger-Aliassime quickly built on his final run at the ATP 250 with his best performance at the Australian Open.

Auger-Aliassime did not drop a set en route to the Round of 16 at Melbourne Park, with wins against Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, James Duckworth and countryman Denis Shapovalov. The 20-year-old’s tournament came to an end at the hands of eventual semi-finalist Aslan Karatsev, who came from two sets down to beat Auger-Aliassime in a thrilling three-hour, 25-minute battle.

The World No. 22 beat fellow #NextGenATP star Korda en route to the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC quarter-finals and also reached the Miami Open presented by Itau third round.

No. 4 Lorenzo Musetti, 385 points
Could 2021 be the first year when two home players compete at the Next Gen ATP Finals? Musetti began the year with strong form on the ATP Challenger Tour, with runner-up finishes at Antalya 1 and Biella 2.

In his first tour-level appearance of the year, Musetti claimed six straight wins from qualifying to reach his first ATP 500 semi-final in Acapulco. The 19-year-old beat Schwartzman, Frances Tiafoe and Grigor Dimitrov in consecutive matches to reach the final four in Mexico and crack the Top 100 in the FedEx ATP Rankings for the first time. Musetti, the youngest player in the Top 100, also advanced to the third round on his tournament debut in Miami.


Cerundolo Stuns Cordoba Field
With a 7-7 career record at Challenger level, Juan Manuel Cerundolo entered the Cordoba Open qualifying draw seeking his first main draw appearance at an ATP Tour event. He left with the title.

The then-World No. 335 won eight straight matches, including four consecutive four-set battles in the main draw to become the fifth-lowest ranked titlist on the ATP Tour since 1990. Cerundolo is currently in fifth position in the ATP Race To Milan (288 points). The Buenos Aires native is aiming to become the first South American to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals.


Challenger Champions
Korda is one of seven #NextGenATP stars to triumph on the ATP Challenger Tour this year. Brandon Nakashima, Sebastian Baez, Jenson Brooksby, Tomas Machac, Carlos Gimeno Valero and Dominic Stephan Stricker have also picked up trophies at the level in 2021. All seven players occupy Top 15 positions in the ATP Race To Milan.

2021 #NextGenATP ATP Challenger Tour Titlists

Player Event Age ATP Race
To Milan
Dominic Stephan
Stricker Lugano 18 years,
7 months No. 11
Brandon
Nakashima Quimper II 19 years,
6 months No. 8
Carlos
Gimeno Valero Gran
Canaria II 19 years,
8 months No. 13
Sebastian
Baez Concepcion 20 years,
1 month No. 7
Sebastian
Baez Santiago 20 years,
2 months
Jenson
Brooksby Potchefstroom II 20 years,
3 months No. 9
Tomas
Machac Nur-Sultan II 20 years,
4 months No. 6
Sebastian
Korda Quimper I 20 years,
6 months No. 2

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/next-ge ... -q1-review

[Bombardiero]

05.04.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 995
2 Sebastian Korda 495
3 Felix Auger-Aliassime 465
4 Lorenzo Musetti 385
5 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 288
6 Tomas Machac 213
7 Sebastian Baez 175
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8 Brandon Nakashima 153
9 Jenson Brooksby 142
10 Carlos Alcaraz 97

[DUN I LOVE]

Były 2 edycje kryzysu, jeżeli chodzi o obsadę, ale tutaj widzę potencjał na bardzo fajną listę startową. Jeszcze jak Alcaraz wejdzie do siódemki to w ogóle będzie super, a niżej czają się Rune, Stricker, Wild, Gaston, Andriejew i inni.

[Bombardiero]

Myślę, że pierwsze cztery miejsca powinny bankowo się zakwalifikować, ale czas pokaże.

[DUN I LOVE]

No i może być tak, że Sinner zagra, ale w Turynie.

[Bombardiero]

Tak, to też należy wziąć pod uwagę.

[Barty]

12.04.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 995
2 Sebastian Korda 495
3 Felix Auger-Aliassime 465
4 Lorenzo Musetti 430
5 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 288
6 Tomas Machac 213
7 Carlos Alcaraz 187
8 Sebastian Baez 175
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9 Brandon Nakashima 153
10 Jenson Brooksby 142

[Barty]

19.04.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 1040
2 Sebastian Korda 495
3 Felix Auger-Aliassime 475
4 Lorenzo Musetti 430
5 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 288
6 Jenson Brooksby 222
7 Tomas Machac 213
8 Carlos Alcaraz 187
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9 Brandon Nakashima 178
10 Sebastian Baez 175

[Barty]

26.04.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 1220
2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 565
3 Sebastian Korda 495
4 Lorenzo Musetti 450
5 Jenson Brooksby 302
6 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 288
7 Tomas Machac 213
8 Carlos Alcaraz 199
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9 Brandon Nakashima 178
10 Sebastian Baez 175

[Barty]

03.05.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 1220
2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 565
3 Sebastian Korda 495
4 Lorenzo Musetti 450
5 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 368
6 Jenson Brooksby 302
7 Tomas Machac 213
8 Carlos Alcaraz 199
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9 Sebastian Baez 182
10 Brandon Nakashima 178

[Barty]

10.05.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 1,265
2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 575
3 Sebastian Korda 495
4 Lorenzo Musetti 466
5 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 368
6 Jenson Brooksby 302
7 Carlos Alcaraz 244
8 Tomas Machac 213
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9 Sebastian Baez 182
10 Brandon Nakashima 178

[Barty]

17.05.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 1,310
2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 665
3 Lorenzo Musetti 511
4 Sebastian Korda 495
5 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 397
6 Jenson Brooksby 302
7 Sebastian Baez 265
8 Carlos Alcaraz 244
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9 Tomas Machac 213
10 Brandon Nakashima 186

[Barty]

24.05.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 1,330
2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 665
3 Lorenzo Musetti 601
4 Sebastian Korda 515
5 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 397
6 Carlos Alcaraz 369
7 Jenson Brooksby 302
8 Sebastian Baez 266
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9 Tomas Machac 213
10 Brandon Nakashima 196

[Barty]

31.05.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 1,330
2 Sebastian Korda 765
3 Felix Auger-Aliassime 665
4 Lorenzo Musetti 621
5 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 413
6 Carlos Alcaraz 404
7 Jenson Brooksby 337
8 Sebastian Baez 266
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9 Tomas Machac 213
10 Brandon Nakashima 196

[Barty]

14.06.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 1,510
2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 825
3 Lorenzo Musetti 801
4 Sebastian Korda 775
5 Carlos Alcaraz 484
6 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 405
7 Jenson Brooksby 352
8 Sebastian Baez 321
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9 Holger Rune 226
10 Tomas Machac 213

[Barty]

21.06.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 1,510
2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,005
3 Sebastian Korda 865
4 Lorenzo Musetti 801
5 Carlos Alcaraz 484
6 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 405
7 Jenson Brooksby 352
8 Sebastian Baez 329
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9 Holger Rune 226
10 Tomas Machac 213

[Damian]

Countdown To Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals Begins As Tickets Go On Sale

Spoiler:

Fourth edition to be contested in Milan
The ATP, Italian Tennis Federation (FIT) and Sport e Salute Spa have today announced the launch of ticket sales for the 2021 Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals, the innovative showcase event for the world’s best 21-and-under players.

Scheduled from 9-13 November at the Allianz Cloud in Milan, the 2021 event marks the fourth edition of the tournament, following cancellation in 2020 due to COVID-19. The award-winning event features cutting-edge technological innovations and a unique short-format presentation of the game, with past champions including Italy’s Jannik Sinner, current World No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas, and South Korea’s Hyeon Chung. From today, tickets for individual sessions and season tickets for the entire five-day event will be available for purchase.

Buy Tickets

This year, the tournament welcomes a host of prestigious new partners, led by Intesa Sanpaolo as Title Partner. Through the partnership, Intesa Sanpaolo is committed to promoting the development of individuals and young people, through fundamental values of healthy competition, dynamism, respect for the rules, fair play and overcoming one's limits. The Italian bank will also serve as Host Partner of the prestigious Nitto ATP Finals, being played in Turin for the first time this year, until 2025.

ellesse, the iconic Italian athleisure brand, will bring its signature style and flair to the event as Official Apparel and Shoes of the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals. In addition, Wilson (Official Stringer) and Fastweb (Official Telecommunications Provider) join the portfolio of renowned event partners that includes Emirates, Dunlop, and Valmora Mineral Water.

Adding to the build-up, this week marks the launch of the Next Gen ATP E-Series 2021, the official eSports tournament hosted in collaboration with Mkers, a leading Italian eSports company, with Intesa Sanpaolo as Main Sponsor. Opening rounds of the competition, held online between June and October, will feature 128 players competing on the popular Tennis World Tour 2 title, with the best eight players qualifying for a live event at the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals, where the winner will be crowned. In addition, the Nitto ATP Finals will host a day of show matches featuring participants from the eSports tournament, VIPs and influencers.

Andrea Gaudenzi, ATP Chairman, said: “Since its inception, this event has helped shine an important spotlight on the brightest young talents in our sport, creating great champions and driving innovation in the process. We are delighted to see it returning this year and would like to thank the FIT, and all event partners, for their commitment to promoting the future of our sport.”

Angelo Binaghi, President of the Italian Tennis Federation, said: "This November, Italy will find itself at the centre of the tennis world, hosting leading events that signal our ambition and commitment to the sport. We are extremely excited to once again be hosting the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, a city that continues to play a vital role in the development of tennis’ future stars. We are full of enthusiasm, as are our partners, who we thank for their tremendous support.”

Vito Cozzoli, President of Sport e Salute Spa, said: "Following the Internazionali at the Foro Italico, which saw the welcome return of fans, the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, an event of strategic importance in the continued growth of the Italian tennis movement, is confirmed in this year’s tennis calendar. Tennis showed endurance in overcoming the challenges of the past months, and has also become a symbol of revival, with great events capable of inspiring and involving more and more players."

Tickets for the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals can be found at www.nextgenatpfinals.com and via Ticketone.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/tickets ... inals-2021

[Barty]

28.06.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 1,510
2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,005
3 Sebastian Korda 865
4 Lorenzo Musetti 801
5 Carlos Alcaraz 484
6 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 421
7 Jenson Brooksby 352
8 Sebastian Baez 329
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9 Holger Rune 255
10 Brandon Nakashima 241

[Barty]

12.07.2021

1 Jannik Sinner 1,520
2 Felix Auger-Aliassime 1,365
3 Sebastian Korda 1,045
4 Lorenzo Musetti 811
5 Carlos Alcaraz 529
6 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 421
7 Jenson Brooksby 352
8 Sebastian Baez 329
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9 Holger Rune 270
10 Brandon Nakashima 241