Watch highlights as Andrey Rublev battles past Denis Shapovalov to book a semi-final berth at the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. Watch the Next Gen ATP Finals LIVE on Amazon Prime Video: www.primevideo.com/ATP.
Watch highlights as Daniil Medvedev earns his second victory of the Next Gen ATP Finals, beating Jared Donaldson. Photo Credit: Getty Images. Watch the Next Gen ATP Finals LIVE on Amazon Prime Video: www.primevideo.com/ATP.
Hyeon Chung may have secured his semi-final spot at the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals on Wednesday, but there will be plenty of action on Thursday. Three more spots in the final four are up for grabs on the final day of round-robin play. The stakes are clearest in one match in particular, as the winner between Andrey Rublev and Denis Shapovalov will qualify as the second semi-finalist in Chung's group. Both players are 1-1 so far in Group A action. The Russian-Canadian battle will be their first meeting Rublev, who earned his first ATP World Tour title in Umag, is trying to earn his 20th win of the season (19-17). The 18-year-old Shapovalov is the youngest player in the...
Wednesday’s final match was intense, and it was largely due to the innovative format being used at the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals. Borna Coric was serving for the match against Daniil Medvedev, up two sets to one and 3-2, 40/15. On the surface, it seemed like the Russian had little chance. But thanks to the no-ad scoring system, when Medvedev found his way to deuce, everything was on the line. One more point and he could force a tie-break, and from there a fifth set. But Medvedev could not save a third match point, and Coric prevailed, 4-3(5), 2-4, 4-1, 4-2. “I think it was really physical,” Coric said. “The first two sets were extremely tough. Coric's physicality was...
The Next Gen ATP Finals has been branded as “The Future of Tennis”. But Denis Shapovalov was all old-school on Wednesday night in Milan. The 18-year-old Canadian dominated Italian wild card Gianluigi Quinzi at the Fiera Milano, blasting 41 winners to pick up his first victory at the inaugural tournament, 4-1, 4-1, 3-4(5), 4-3(5) in 89 minutes. Shapovalov is now 1-1 in Milan and will have a chance to reach the semi-finals on Thursday when he faces top seed Andrey Rublev. The winner will advance to the last four. “It was extremely tough. Gianluigi started playing unbelievable in the third set,” Shapovalov said. “It was tough to stay in it mentally so I'm really proud of myself.” Learn More About...