The seventh version of the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals concluded in Jeddah on Sunday with Joao Fonseca defeating Learner Tien 2-4, 4-3(8), 4-0, 4-2 to clinch the title.
Fonseca, the 18-year-old Brazilian, turned the second-youngest ever champion within the occasion held for Prime 8 under-20 gamers on the finish of the season.
From 2017 until 2023, the age restrict was 21 years and underneath.
Right here is the checklist of earlier champions and the way their careers have turned out thus far:-
Hyeon Chung (South Korea) – 2017
South Korea’s Hyeon Chung received the inaugural version in 2017, beating Russia’s Andrey Rublev within the remaining in Milan.
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South Korea’s Hyeon Chung received the inaugural version in 2017, beating Russia’s Andrey Rublev within the remaining in Milan.
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South Korea’s Hyeon Chung turned the first-ever Subsequent Gen ATP Finals champion in 2017. Chung defeated Russia’s Andrey Rublev 3-4(5), 4-3(2), 4-2, 4-2 within the remaining to raise the title.
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Chung shocked Novak Djokovic on his strategy to the semifinals of the Australian Open in 2018, his finest outcome at a Main. In April, he achieved his career-high rating of 19.
Nonetheless, a critical again damage stored Chung away from the game from virtually three years. He returned to occupation tennis in 2023. Since then, he has received simply 4 matches throughout the ITF circuit and the ATP Challenger Tour.
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) – 2018
Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas clinched the title at Subsequent Gen ATP Finals 2018 with a victory over Australian Alex De Minaur within the remaining in Milan.
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Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas clinched the title at Subsequent Gen ATP Finals 2018 with a victory over Australian Alex De Minaur within the remaining in Milan.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas received the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals after beating Australia’s Alex De Minaur 2-4, 4-1, 4-3(3), 4-3(3) within the summit conflict in Milan.
Since then, the Greek has received 10 titles on the ATP Tour and completed runner-up on the French Open in 2021 and Australian Open in 2023.
He achieved a career-high rating of three in 2021.
Jannik Sinner (Italy) – 2019
Italy’s Jannik Sinner, on the age of 18, defeated De Minaur to turn out to be the champion on the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals 2019 in Milan.
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Italy’s Jannik Sinner, on the age of 18, defeated De Minaur to turn out to be the champion on the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals 2019 in Milan.
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Jannik Sinner is one in every of solely two gamers who’ve received Grand Slam champions and likewise climbed to the highest of the ATP Rankings after clinching the title at Subsequent Gen ATP Finals.
Sinner, then 18, took down De Minaur 4-2, 4-1, 4-2 within the summit conflict in Milan in 2019.
Since then, he has received 18 titles. The Italian raised his degree within the 2024 season, profitable eight titles, together with the Australian Open, the US Open and the ATP Finals. He additionally changed Djokovic because the World No. 1 within the ATP Rankings in June.
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 2021
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz took down USA’s Sebastian Korda to win the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals 2021 in Milan.
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Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz took down USA’s Sebastian Korda to win the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals 2021 in Milan.
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Carlos Alcaraz turned the primary Subsequent Gen ATP Finals champion to win a Grand Slam. The Spaniard defeated USA’s Sebastian Korda 4-3(5), 4-2, 4-2 within the remaining of the 2021 version in Milan.
A yr later, he clinched his maiden Main as he beat Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 within the US Open remaining. The feat additionally helped him turn out to be the youngest World No. 1 in ATP Rankings historical past on the age of 19.
Total, Alcaraz has received 16 titles, together with two Wimbledon and one French Open title as properly. He additionally grabbed a silver medal in males’s singles on the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Brandon Nakashima (USA) – 2022
USA’s Brandon Nakashima defeated Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka within the remaining of the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals 2022 in Milan.
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USA’s Brandon Nakashima defeated Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka within the remaining of the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals 2022 in Milan.
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Brandon Nakashima had misplaced to Korda within the semifinals of the 2021 version. In the identical season, he had additionally completed as runner-up in Atlanta and Los Cabos.
A yr later, the American entered the event having already received his maiden Tour-level title in San Diego. In Milan, he went all the best way as he beat Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka 4-3(5), 4-3(6), 4-2 to turn out to be the champion.
He dropped out of ATP Prime 100 final yr. Nonetheless, in 2024, he steadily climbed up the ladder and ultimately reached his career-high rating of 35 in September.
Hamad Medjedovic (Serbia) – 2023
Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic defeated Frenchman Arthur Fils within the remaining of the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic defeated Frenchman Arthur Fils within the remaining of the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Hamad Medjedovic received the 2023 version of the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals. Jeddah hosted the occasion for the primary time.
The Serbian defeated Frenchman Arthur Fils 3-4(6), 4-1, 4-2, 3-4(9), 4-1 in essentially the most thrilling summit conflict in event’s historical past.
In 2024, Medjedovic reached his maiden Tour-level remaining in Belgrade the place he went right down to Canada’s Denis Shapovalov in straight units.
The Serbian is but to make his Prime 100 debut within the ATP Rankings.