Watch highlights as Denis Shapovalov squeaks by home favourite Gianluigi Quinzi on the second day of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. Photo Credit: Getty Images. Watch the Next Gen ATP Finals LIVE on Amazon Prime Video: www.primevideo.com/ATP.
The BBC and ATP have today announced an extension to their broadcast deal for the Nitto ATP Finals which will see the tournament broadcast live in 2019 and 2020. The deal is for exclusive free-to-air TV rights for eight singles matches, including a semi-final and the final, and includes the right to stream these matches across the BBC’s online platforms, as well as non-exclusive radio rights for the whole tournament. The deal also includes non-exclusive radio rights to all ATP World Tour Masters 1000 matches. The Nitto ATP Finals is the climax to the men’s professional season, featuring the best eight qualified singles players and doubles teams battling it out for the last title of the season. 2016 saw Andy...
Watch as the Next Gen ATP Finals arena is transformed for the event at Fiera Milan. Watch the Next Gen ATP Finals LIVE on Amazon Prime Video: www.primevideo.com/ATP.
It took all of five games on Tuesday at the Next Gen ATP Finals for the numerous innovations being tested to play a major factor. During the first match, Russian Daniil Medvedev served a deciding deuce point at 40/40, 2-3. Win it, and Medvedev would force a tie-break and still have a chance to win the opening set. But lose it, and he'd be down a set against countryman Karen Khachanov. Medvedev eventually lost the point, and therefore the set. But the moment made clear just how much the innovations and rule changes would dominate Day 1 of the inaugural tournament, which saw a plethora of potential future changes tested for the first time on the ATP World Tour. Perhaps...
From thrilling innovations including electronic line-calling, playing lets and usage of a shot clock to amazing tennis played by eight of the best 21-and-under tennis players in the world, the first day of the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals was one to remember. But after the historic opening day, the intensity will only continue to build. Four players have an opportunity to advance to the semi-finals on Wednesday. In Group A play, top seed Andrey Rublev and No. 6 seed Hyeon Chung play each other for the second time this season. In August, Chung rallied to win 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in the second round of the Winston-Salem Open. That will be the second match on Centrale. Rublev opened with a five-set...