All you want to know concerning the Next Gen ATP Finals with star names hoping to emulate Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, dwell on Sky

The Next Gen ATP Finals is ready with stars Learner Tien and Alexander Blockx able to compete on the 20-and-under occasion from 17-21 December in Jeddah – dwell on Sky Sports.

Tien and Blockx will probably be joined by Dino Prizmic, Martin Landaluce, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, Nishesh Basavareddy, Rafael Jodar and Justin Engel on the match held on the King Abdullah Sports City.

World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner each former winners, whereas Joao Fonseca lifted the title in 2024 however the Brazilian – who received two ATP Tour titles in 2025 – is out of the occasion resulting from harm.

Learner Tien, 20

Tien is a part of the triumvirate main the subsequent wave of males’s tennis, together with Fonseca and Mensik.

Michael Chang, who joined Tien’s workforce in July, has been performed a key position in accelerating his speedy development, which included his first ATP Tour trophy in Metz within the ultimate week of the common season towards British No 2 Cameron Norrie.

The world No 28 has additionally crushed three-time Grand Slam finalist Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Andrey Rublev and Lorenzo Musetti in a powerful 2025.

Alexander Blockx, 20

The Belgian turned the junior No 1 in singles and doubles earlier than clinching his second ATP Challenger Tour title in Oeiras initially of the yr.

He then certified for the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Miami and recorded his first win at a Masters occasion in Cincinnati, the place he defeated Marcos Giron.

Blockx has made regular progress, rising to a career-high No 101 in November.

Dino Prizmic, 20

The Croatian received the French Open boys’ singles title and an ATP Challenger Tour title in 2023 however made headlines after profitable a set towards Djokovic on the Australian Open final yr in what was an injury-plagued season.

Prizmic certified for this yr’s US Open and earned a tour-level win in Chengdu.

Martin Landaluce, 19

Spaniard Landaluce certified for the Australian Open for the primary time this yr and he then then received a main-draw match on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Cincinnati.

Landaluce, a former US Open boys’ singles champion, works with coaches Oscar Burrieza and Esteban Carril, who masterminded Johanna Konta’s rise to the highest of the ladies’s sport and spent a interval on trial with Andy Murray in late 2021.

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, 19

The Norwegian, who has claimed 4 ATP Challenger Tour titles in 2025, turned the sixth participant to safe a spot on the 20-and-under occasion.

The 2024 Wimbledon boys’ champion is at a career-high No 132 following some spectacular shows, together with a run by way of qualifying in Bastad earlier than downing Thiago Monteiro for his maiden ATP Tour win.

Nishesh Basavareddy, 20

Mentored by Rajeev Ram, the previous world No 1 in doubles and 32-time tour-level doubles champion, Basavareddy made a breakthrough run to the semi-finals of the ATP 250 in Auckland in January.

He is the second American returning, alongside final yr’s runner-up Tien.

Rafael Jodar, 19

The Spaniard served as a hitting associate in Jeddah final yr however will compete this time round following a breakthrough season.

The world No 167 loved a late-season surge to e book his spot in Jeddah. He was exterior the Top 900 in March however received three ATP Challenger Tour titles from August to November.

Justin Engel, 18

The German, who turned second-youngest participant to assert a tour-level win on all three surfaces in 2025, is ready to make his debut on the match following the withdrawal of Jakub Mensik on medical grounds.

He grabbed headlines together with his quarter-final run on the ATP 250 on dwelling soil in Stuttgart in June and made historical past as the primary participant born in 2007 to raise a Challenger trophy.

What improvements are used on the Next Gen ATP Finals?

• All matches are finest of 5 units, first to 4 video games, with a tie-break at three video games all.
• Matches are fast-paced with sudden-death factors at deuce.
• Reduced three-minute warm-up and a most of eight seconds between first and second serves.
• Time between factors decreased from 25 to fifteen seconds if the earlier level contains fewer than three photographs.
• The Next Gen ATP Finals makes use of digital line calling with ‘Hawk-Eye Live’.
• Players can talk with their coaches.
• Fans can transfer freely across the stadium throughout play and gamers compete on a court docket lined just for singles.

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