The Next Generation Finale – Today is the first day
For the first time in tennis history, an ATP event is taking place in Saudi Arabia, with the Next Gen ATP Finals starting this afternoon. All eight players will take the field on the opening day of the tournament.
The French are number one in the Green group Arthur PhilsHe meets the Italian Luca Nardi at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah. Fils, number 36 in the ATP rankings, won his first ATP title in Lyon this year. Nardi, who was an alternate at this under-21 event last year, won an ATP Challenger Tour trophy in Japan earlier this month.
Hereinafter: Dominic Stricker and Flavio Cobolli They will take Fils and Nardi’s place on the pitch in the afternoon. The 21-year-old Swiss knitter reached the semi-finals on his tournament debut last year, while the Italian Cobolli, also 21, is one of seven debutants.
French in the evening Luca Van Assche He will face the Jordanian star Abdullah Shelbayh in the Red Group, followed by the game between the Americans Alex Michelsen and Serbian Hamad Medjedovic. Van Assche, seeded number two, reached the quarterfinals in Hamburg earlier this year, while Shelbayh became the first Arab tennis player to win an ATP Challenger Tour title.
Michelsen, a Newport finalist, arrives in Jeddah having won nine of his last 10 games. Medjedovic, winner of three Challenger titles this year, is coached by former world No. 12 Viktor Troicki.
🇸🇦 Next Gen Finals – Jeddah (World), Hard Court (Indoor) – Day 1
Center Court – ET: 1:00 p.m. (local time: 3:00 p.m.)
1. [1] Arthur Phils vs [7] Luca Nardi
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2. [3] Dominic Stricker vs [5] Flavio Cobolli (not before 2 p.m.)
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3. [2] Luca Van Assche vs [8/WC] Abdullah Shelbayh (not before 6 p.m.)
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4. [4] Alex Michelsen vs [6] Hamad Medjedovic
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Green group
(1) Fils, Arthur
(3) Stricker, Dominic
(5) Cobolli, Flavio
(7) Nardi, Luca
Red group
(2) Van Assche, Luca
(4) Michelsen, Alex
(6) Medjedovic, Hamad
(8/WC) Shelbayh, Abdullah