The eight-man field for the archgen atp Finals is set. Rafael Jodar has just been confirmed as a finalist, with his path to the prestigious event blocked by the withdrawal of Joao Fonseca.
Here is the list, in order of rank:
1. Jakub Mensik
2. Student Tien
3. Alexander Blockx
4. Dino Prizmic
5. Martin Landelice
6. Nikolai Budkov Kjaer
7. Nishesh Basavareddy
8. Rafael Jodar
The Nextegen ATP Fines will take place December 17-21 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Similar to the Nitto ATP Finals, this is a year-end championship for eight – in this case only for players aged 20 or younger.
Tien and Mensik are the only repeat participants. They faced each other in a round-robin match 12 months ago, with Tien winning on a fifth-set timebreak. Mensik also fell to Fonseca in a place set in his part ‘on his way to a record-breaking Jeddah, where he also lost to Arthur Films. Ten finally completed the run-up to Fonseca.
“I think most of the younger guys are doing well,” the American left-hander said during the atp website at the Paris Masters. “Sometimes it’s difficult – and people come out better than others in the first year, as they don’t really know how many new things can go. Everyone wants a good job of pressing. ‘ It’s been good for all the young guys to press each other this year. “
