The top 20 in the ATP ranking and Masters 1000 champion who will seek revenge in the Next Gen Finals

ByDavid Mitchell
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After the significant loss of the last champion, the Brazilian Joao Fonseca (24th), the Next Gen Finals They quickly took charge of delivering a strong coup in the last hours by confirming the attendance of the Czech Jakub Mensik (19th) in the next edition, held from December 17 to 21 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

In search of rematch In the tournament that brings together the eight best U21s of the season, the 20-year-old born in Prostejov, who was surprisingly eliminated in the group stage in 2024, will start as top favorite in the eighth edition, the product of the 2,010 points totaled during 2025, highlighting the consecration at the Miami Masters 1000, where he inaugurated his record on the men’s circuit by beating the Serbian Novak Djokovic in the definition, and the quarterfinals at the Madrid Masters 1000.

“I am very happy and excited to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals for the second time. The whole year has been very good for me, winning my first ATP Masters 1000 title in Miami and it makes it even better to finish in the top 20. It is a great opportunity for the kids and the entire country for the future, I really want to go,” said the powerful right-hander, who registered 33 wins and 20 losses in the current calendar, through the event’s official networks.

Later, the one who defined himself as a cold, emotional and strong player confessed his personal desire on the hard courts of King Abdullah Sports City: “It is very good that the ATP gives young players the opportunity. The Next Gen ATP Finals have been quite an experience. We’ll see but I want to win, obviously.”

In order to leave his bad memory behind, Mensik, who already knows that he will compete against the American Learner Tien (28°), the Croatian Dino Prizmic (127°), the Belgian Alexander Blockx (115°) and Spanish Martin Landaluce (135°), will try to take advantage of its considerable distance in the Tour and emulate Jannik Sinner (2nd) and Carlos Alcaraz (1st), among others, crowned in 2019 and 2021, respectively.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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