The Subsequent Gen ATP Finals is about with stars Learner Tien and Alexander Blockx able to compete on the 20-and-under occasion from 17-21 December in Jeddah – reside on Sky Sports activities.
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 activities Metropolis.
World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner each former winners, whereas Joao Fonseca lifted the title in 2024 however the Brazilian – who gained two ATP Tour titles in 2025 – is out of the occasion because of 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 function in accelerating his speedy development, which included his first ATP Tour trophy in Metz within the remaining week of the common season towards British No 2 Cameron Norrie.
The world No 28 has additionally overwhelmed three-time Grand Slam finalist Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Andrey Rublev and Lorenzo Musetti in a powerful 2025.
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Highlights of the Moselle Open remaining between Learner Tien and Cameron Norrie
Alexander Blockx, 20
Belgium’s Alexander Blockx recorded his first win at a Masters occasion in Cincinnati
The Belgian turned the junior No 1 in singles and doubles earlier than clinching his second ATP Challenger Tour title in Oeiras firstly of the 12 months.
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
Dino Prizmic certified for this 12 months’s US Open earlier than dropping to Andrey Rublev within the first spherical
The Croatian gained 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 12 months in what was an injury-plagued season.
Prizmic certified for this 12 months’s US Open and earned a tour-level win in Chengdu.
Martin Landaluce, 19
Martin Landaluce gained a main-draw match in Cincinnati this 12 months towards American Patrick Kypson
Spaniard Landaluce certified for the Australian Open for the primary time this 12 months and he then then gained 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 recreation and spent a interval on trial with Andy Murray in late 2021.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, 19
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer is a former Wimbledon boys’ champion
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 via qualifying in Bastad earlier than downing Thiago Monteiro for his maiden ATP Tour win.
Nishesh Basavareddy, 20
Nishesh Basavareddy made a powerful run in Auckland firstly of 2025
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’s the second American returning, alongside final 12 months’s runner-up Tien.
Rafael Jodar, 19
Rafael Jodar gained three ATP Challenger Tour titles from August to November
The Spaniard served as a hitting associate in Jeddah final 12 months however will compete this time round following a breakthrough season.
The world No 167 loved a late-season surge to ebook his spot in Jeddah. He was outdoors the High 900 in March however gained three ATP Challenger Tour titles from August to November.
Justin Engel, 18
Justin Engel is about to make his debut following Jakub Mensik’s withdrawal
The German, who turned second-youngest participant to say a tour-level win on all three surfaces in 2025, is about 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 Subsequent 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.
- Diminished three-minute warm-up and a most of eight seconds between first and second serves.
- Time between factors diminished from 25 to fifteen seconds if the earlier level contains fewer than three pictures.
- The Subsequent Gen ATP Finals makes use of digital line calling with ‘Hawk-Eye Reside’.
- Gamers can talk with their coaches.
- Followers can transfer freely across the stadium throughout play and gamers compete on a courtroom lined just for singles.
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