From innovations to the #NextGenATP stars putting on a show all week in Milan, the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals has been a resounding success. But the tournament is not over quite yet, and a lot is at stake on Saturday. Only one man can walk away with the ATP World Tour title — for Hyeon Chung, it would be his first, and Andrey Rublev, his second (Umag). It will be the second time the pair meets this week alone. On Wednesday, Chung won 4-0, 4-1, 4-3(1) in the second match in Group A play. The 21-year-old South Korean comes into the final with a 4-0 record in the event after beating Daniil Medvedev in a five-set classic in the semi-finals,...
Hyeon Chung was unstoppable. That was until he wasn’t. The South Korean dominated round-robin competition, winning all three of his matches. And after winning the first two sets easily and going up a break in the third set of Friday’s semi-final at the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals against Daniil Medvedev, it looked like he would cruise right into the final against Andrey Rublev, who he crushed in group play. But then Medvedev dug into the match. The Russian found his rhythm and with it enough momentum to carry the encounter to a deciding fifth set. Chung looked vulnerable. Not so fast. Chung impressively enough found perhaps his best tennis of the week when he needed it the most, putting...
Hyeon Chung was unstoppable. That was until he wasn’t. The South Korean dominated round-robin competition, winning all three of his matches. And after winning the first two sets easily and going up a break in the third set of Friday’s semi-final at the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals against Daniil Medvedev, it looked like he would cruise right into the final against Andrey Rublev, who he crushed in group play. But then Medvedev dug into the match. Medvedev found his rhythm and with it enough momentum to carry the encounter to a deciding fifth set. Chung looked vulnerable. Not so fast. Chung impressively enough found perhaps his best tennis of the week when he needed it the most, putting on...
Andrey Rublev started the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals mired in a five-set battle against the World No. 305 Gianluigi Quinzi, the Italian wild card. The Russian looked uncomfortable and said he wasn't so sure about the shorter format being used in Milan. Three days later, it looks as if Rublev has acclimated well. The 20-year-old Moscow native handed Croatian Borna Coric his first loss of the tournament, sweeping the Group B winner 4-1, 4-3(6), 4-1 on Friday night to reach the title match of the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals. “I am just finding the rhythm,” Rublev said. “The last tournaments I didn't play very well and I was losing fast, and now I've played three matches in group...
Watch highlights as Hyeon Chung and Andrey Rublev advance to the final of the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. Watch the Next Gen ATP Finals LIVE on Amazon Prime Video: www.primevideo.com/ATP.