Medjedovic wins Next Gen ATP Final

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah - final

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by NEOM, a professional exhibition tournament featuring the best qualified 21 and under players, on Hard Indoor, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 28 November - 2 December 2023.

2022 champion (not defending):

Brandon Nakashima (4) who defeated Jiri Lehecka (5) 4-3(7-5) 4-3(8-6) 4-2

Final:

Arthur Fils (1) (France) v Hamad Medjedovic (6) (Serbia)

The first set proceeded without any service breaks and it was 3-3,

A tie break was required.

One mini break each and 6-6 was reached.

Medjedovic lost the next point on his serve and then Fils served out the set 4-3(8-6).

Medjedovic broke serve in game two of set two and led 2-0.

No more breaks and he served out the set 4-1.

Medjedovic broke straight away in set three to lead 1-0.

Fils saved a break point in game three but still trailed 1-2 and down the break.

Medjedovic served out the set 4-2.

Medjedovic saved a break point in game two of set four.

He saved a further two break points in game four and levelled at 2-2

In the eventual tie break, after two mini breaks apiece, the score reached 9-9.

File achieved another mini break, sufficient for him to take the set 4-3(11-9).

In the decider, Medjedovic broke in the second game to lead 2-0.

That was the only break and the Serbian proceeded to win the set and match.

Hamad Medjedovic won the trophy 3-4(6-8) 4-1 4-2 3-4(9-11) 4-1

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals - semi finals

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah - semi finals.

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by NEOM, a professional exhibition tournament featuring the best qualified 21 and under players, on Hard Indoor, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 28 November - 2 December 2023.

2022 champion (not defending):

Brandon Nakashima (4) who defeated Jiri Lehecka (5) 4-3(7-5) 4-3(8-6) 4-2

Semi final results:

Arthur Fils (1) (France) defeated Luca Van Assche (2) (France) 2-4 4-1 4-3(7-1) 4-3(8-6)

Hamad Medjedovic (6) (Serbia) defeated Dominic Stricker (3) (Switzerland) 4-3(7-5) 2-1 (retired)

Final will be between:

Arthur Fils (1) (France) v Hamad Medjedovic (6) (Serbia)

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals - Day 3

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah - Day 3.

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by NEOM, a professional exhibition tournament featuring the best qualified 21 and under players, on Hard Indoor, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 28 November - 2 December 2023.

2022 champion (not defending):

Brandon Nakashima (4) who defeated Jiri Lehecka (5) 4-3(7-5) 4-3(8-6) 4-2

Green Group 

Arthur Fils (1) defeated Dominic Stricker (3) 4-2 3-4(3-7) 4-2 4-3(7-5)

Luca Nardi (7) defeated Flavio Cobolli (5) 3-4(4-7) 4-2 4-3(7-1) 1-4 4-3(7-3)

Red Group 

Luca Van Assche (2) defeated Alex Michelsen (4) 4-3(7-0) 3-4(4-7) 3-4(4-7) 4-1 4-3(8-6)

Hamad Medjedovic (6) defeated wildcard Abdullah Shelbayh (8) 3-4(6-8) 4-2 4-3(7-5) 4-2

Green Group Winner: Arthur Fils (1) W-L 3-0 

Green Group Runner-Up: Dominic Stricker (3) W-L 1-2 (sets won 5-6)

Red Group Winner: Hamad Medjedovic (6) W-L 3-0

Red Group Runner-Up: Luca Van Assche (2) W-L 2-1

Semi final match ups:

Arthur Fils (1) (France) v Luca Van Assche (2) (France)

Hamad Medjedovic (6) (Serbia) v Dominic Stricker (3) (Switzerland)

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals - Day 2

2023:Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah - Day 2.

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by NEOM, a professional exhibition tournament featuring the best qualified 21 and under players, on Hard Indoor, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 28 November - 2 December 2023.

2022 champion (not defending):

Brandon Nakashima (4) who defeated Jiri Lehecka (5) 4-3(7-5) 4-3(8-6) 4-2

Green Group 

Arthur Fils (1) defeated Flavio Cobolli (5) 4-1 4-2 4-2

Dominic Stricker (3) defeated Luca Nardi (7) 4-1 4-1 4-2

Red Group 

Hamad Medjedovic (6) defeated Luca Van Assche (2) 4-2 2-4 4-3(9-7) 4-1

Wildcard Abdullah Shelbayh (8) defeated Alex Michelsen (4) 4-2 1-4 4-0 4-0

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals - Day 1

2023:Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah - Day 1.

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by NEOM, a professional exhibition tournament featuring the best qualified 21 and under players, on Hard Indoor, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 28 November - 2 December 2023.

2022 champion (not defending):

Brandon Nakashima (4) who defeated Jiri Lehecka (5) 4-3(7-5) 4-3(8-6) 4-2

Green Group 

Arthur Fils (1) defeated Luca Nardi (7) 2-4 4-3(8-6) 4-2 1-4 4-2

Flavio Cobolli (5) defeated Dominic Stricker (3) 4-2 3-4(7-9) 4-1 4-2

Red Group 

Luca Van Assche (2) defeated wildcard Abdullah Shelbayh (8) 4-3(7-5) 3-4(5-7) 4-1 4-1

Hamad Medjedovic (6) defeated Alex Michelsen (4) 4-2 4-3(7-3) 3-4(3-7) 3-4(5-7) 4-3(7-4)

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals

The ATP tour continues in Saudi Arabia.

2023 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by NEOM, a professional exhibition tournament featuring the best qualified 21 and under players, on Hard Indoor, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 28 November - 2 December 2023.

2022 champion (not defending):

Brandon Nakashima (4) who defeated Jiri Lehecka (5) 4-3(7-5) 4-3(8-6) 4-2

Not counted as an official ATP tournament.

No points towards player rankings.

However matches count towards players’ season W-L records.

Different rules from normal ATP tournaments include:

Best of five sets

First to four games in each set 

Tiebreak at 3-3 in each set

The field consists of the top 7 qualified players aged 21 and under, plus one wildcard.

Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune qualified but did not compete as they had contested the ATP Finals.

Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Musetti qualified but withdrew before the tournament commenced.

The field (seeding in brackets)

Green Group 

Arthur Fils (1) (France)

Dominic Stricker (3) (Switzerland)

Flavio Cobolli (5) (Italy)

Luca Nardi (7) (Italy)

Red Group 

Luca Van Assche (2) (France)

Alex Michelsen (4) (USA)

Hamad Medjedovic (6) (Serbia)

Wildcard:Abdullah Shelbayh (8) (Jordan)

Alternates:

Luciano Darderi (Italy)

Arthur Cazaux (France)

Winners and runners-up from each group progress to the semi finals

Italy wins 2023 Davis Cup

The 2023 Davis Cup finals - Day 6: final

2023 Davis Cup, an ITF teams tournament, Finals, on Hard Indoor, Malaga, Spain, 21-26 November 2023.

Final:

Italy d Australia 2-0

Matteo Arnaldi (Italy) d Alexei Popyrin (Australia) 7-5 2-6 6-4

Jannik Sinner (Italy) d Alex de Minaur (Australia) 6-3 6-0

Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell (Australia) v Simone Bolelli / Lorenzo Sonego (Italy) not payed 

Italy wins the 2023 Davis Cup