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The new-look Nitto ATP Finals will remain at London's iconic O2 arena through 2020. Only the world's best eight singles players and eight doubles teams make the cut.

Sixth seed Juan Martin del Potro remained perfect this year against opponents ranked outside the Top 6 of the Emirates ATP Rankings on Tuesday at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon. The Argentine broke lucky loser Quentin Halys of France four times to advance 7-5, 6-4 in one hour and 36 minutes. Del Potro was aced 12 times but won 80 per cent of his first-serve points (35/44) and saved three of four break points against the 20-year-old #NextGenATP Frenchman during their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting. “He surprised me with his level but I survived, and I am looking forward to playing tomorrow,” said del Potro, who will next face Portuguese qualifier Gastao Elias. “[Lyon] is a magnificent city. I...

Nick Kyrgios expressed his envy at his friend Alexander Zverev’s discipline after the #NextGenATP star’s stunning win at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Sunday. The 22-year-old Kyrgios beat Zverev in back-to-back weeks as he made the quarter-finals in Indian Wells and the semi-finals in Miami earlier in the year. But while he holds the edge in their budding FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry (2-0), the Australian has high hopes for his 20-year-old friend, who clinched his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown in Rome. “He’s been playing great tennis,” said Kyrgios. “He has a massive future ahead. I actually envy him in a way. He does all the right things. He’s very professional. That’s obviously something I don’t quite tick...

Nick Kyrgios talks about his biggest moments of the year so far, reveals his envy of his friend Sascha Zverev's discipline and discusses his friendship with Andy Murray. Photo: Getty Images

ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot goes behind the scenes in Rome, where Andy Murray celebrated his 30th birthday and Tomas Berdych took his wife to see the Colosseum.