This is how the groups of the Next Gen ATP Finals 2024 look

The 2024 season still has one last hurrah to live, the Next Gen ATP Finals. The top eight players of the year under 20 face off against each other to determine who is the brightest promise. A tournament that can either propel their career to stardom or, conversely, create pressure in the coming years that may take its toll.

The Next Gen ATP Finals have been held since 2017 and mark the end of the season. This year, they are taking place from December 18 to 22 on indoor hard court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in a unique format of five sets of four games each. The champion will walk away with $526,000.

- Blue Group

The first group consists of Arthur Fils, Jakub Mensik, Learner Tien, and Joao Fonseca. While the first two have played a full year on the ATP main circuit, Tien and Fonseca have barely participated in top-tier tournaments, but they are still capable of seizing glory in Jeddah. Tien, an American, reached the quarterfinals in the ATP Winston-Salem and has clinched three Challenger titles this season, an impressive feat for a 19-year-old player.

Fonseca, an 18-year-old Brazilian, has shown he is a future promise by dazzling with a powerful new forehand on the circuit. After a full season on the Challenger circuit, he finishes the season ranked 145th in the world, up from 727th at the beginning.

- Red Group

The second group is composed of Juncheng Shang, Alex Michelsen, Luca Van Assche, and Nishesh Basavareddy. The dynamics of the red group bear a resemblance to those of the blue group. Shang and Michelsen have been active in the main circuit, while Van Assche has had a rather inconsistent year having to compete in numerous Challenger tournaments. Despite participating in 18 ATP events, he only managed to win eight matches on the main circuit this year.

Basavareddy (19 years old) is likely the least known player in these ATP Finals to the general public. The American has won two Challenger titles this year and started 2024 ranked 457th. He is now at 138.

- Previous Winners

Historically, winning this tournament has been a significant boost to kickstart a career among the elite, as confirmed by players like Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik Sinner, or Carlos Alcaraz. On the other hand, Hyeon Chung, the first-ever winner of this format in 2017, succumbed to injuries, with little hope of returning to the player who defeated Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open (2018). Brandon Nakashima also won these Finals, and although he remains at a respectable rank of 38th, much more is still expected of him. Lastly, Hamad Medjedovic is the most recent winner and after an injury-plagued start to the year, he has been trailing throughout but finished with a final appearance at the ATP Belgrade.

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