This is how the battle for the Next Gen ATP Finals 2025 stands: Landaluce, with many options

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 15 Oct 2025 | 12.52

Martín Landaluce, options for Next Gen ATP Finals 2025. Photo: gettyimages

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A very interesting batch of young tennis players is standing out this season, making the Race to Jeddah a truly remarkable aspect of the tennis season. The NextGen ATP Finals 2025 could bring together in Saudi Arabia from December 17 to 21 eight names destined for great success in the future. Who are best positioned to achieve it?

Limitless potential, overflowing talent, and budding stars. These are some of the terms applicable to certain tennis players who, under 21, are standing out and adding a special interest to the Race to Jeddah. The NextGen ATP Finals 2025 will host the battle to succeed Joao Fonseca as the champion of a tournament that serves as an excellent testing ground for the upcoming season. It is expected that the Brazilian will not participate this time, now being the third in discord, behind a Jakub Mensik who will also free up his spot if there are no surprises.

- Mensik and Fonseca are expected to withdraw from competing in the NextGen ATP Finals 2025

Therefore, the top-ranked player who could compete in Saudi Arabia would be Learner Tien, whose qualification is well on track. There is a significant gap between him and a group of players who are emerging with increasing hopes of progressing. Dino Prizmic and Nicolai Budkov-Kjaer are the most notable, with the Norwegian having won four Challenger tournaments so far this year. Additionally, there are indications that there will be Spanish representation with Martín Landaluce, which would be a significant incentive for national fans.

After the aforementioned players, there is a range of names to monitor in this final stretch of the season as they need to secure their qualification. Alexander Blockx, Nishesh Basavareddy, Rodrigo Pacheco, and Justin Engel are well positioned and, seemingly, would be the current qualifiers. However, they cannot afford to be complacent against the pursuit of players like Rei Sakamoto, Gilles Arnaud Bailly, Juncheng Shang, Federico Cinà, and Joel Schwaerzler. Rafael Jódar appears in 19th place, to whom only a miracle could fully immerse him in the battle for a ticket to the exciting Next Gen ATP Finals 2025.

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