Next Gen ATP Finals 2024 preview: Alex Michelsen, Arthur Fils lead field of youngsters in Jeddah
In its seventh staging, the Next Gen features up-and-coming men's tennis stars aged 20 and under. See the preview, schedule and find out how to watch live.
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The 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals runs from 18-22 December in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with the 2025 season just around the corner.
With Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas among the winners of the six previous editions, the event featuring the top players in men's tennis aged 20 and under has quickly generated a glittering roll of honour.
Jeddah plays host for a second straight year with world number 20 Arthur Fils, who already has three ATP Tour titles to his name, headlining the field.
The Frenchman is set to be joined by Alex Michelsen (USA; pictured above), Jakub Mensik (CZE), Shang Juncheng (CHN), Learner Tien (USA), Luca van Assche (FRA), Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) and Joao Fonseca (BRA).
Each of Fils, Michelsen and van Assche are making their second consecutive appearance at the event, with Fils finishing runner-up to champion Hamad Medjedovic of Serbia in 2023.
Next Gen ATP Finals 2024: How it works
The eight-player field is broken into two groups of four, with each player contesting three round-robin matches. The top two players from each group advance into a knockout semi-final and final rounds.
The tournament has been an incubator for innovation in men's tennis since its inception, including electronic line-calling, shortened scoring format - matches are best of five sets but just to four games each - in-match coaching and more.
This year, the age eligibility was lowered from 21 to 20 years old.
Fils enters the event as the favourite with Michelsen (41), Mensik (48) and Shang (50) also ranked inside the world's top 50.
See the tournament schedule below, plus find out how to tune into the action.
Next Gen ATP Finals 2024: Schedule of play
To come.
The players will be broken into their groups in a draw ceremony on Sunday (15 December). Play gets underway on Wednesday (18 December), with the championship match set for Sunday (22 December).
Next Gen ATP Finals 2024: How to watch live
The Next Gen Finals are broadcast across ATP partners worldwide. Below, some key territories. Here's a full list of TV broadcasters.
- Australia - beIN SPORTS
- Canada - TSN
- People's Republic of China - Youku
- France - Eurosport
- Great Britain - Sky UK
- Italy - Sky Italia
- Japan - WOWOW
- Middle East - beIN SPORTS
- USA - Tennis Channel
Streaming is also available on TennisTV.com, though your region could be geo-blocked.