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ATP Next Gen Finals: 2018 Player Preview

By Toby Oliver

MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 11: Hyeon Chung of South Korea celebrates with the trophy after victory against Andrey Rublev of Russia in the mens final on day 5 of the Next Gen ATP Finals on November 11, 2017 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 11: Hyeon Chung of South Korea celebrates with the trophy after victory against Andrey Rublev of Russia in the mens final on day 5 of the Next Gen ATP Finals on November 11, 2017 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images) /
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PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 29: Frances Tiafoe of United States plays a backhand against Nicolas Mahut of France during Day 1 of the Rolex Paris Masters on October 29, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) /

Next Gen Player No. 3 – Frances Tiafoe

2018 has been a breakthrough year for the 20-year-old American, winning his first ATP singles title on home soil in Delray Beach. On the way to that title, he beat Juan Martin del Potro in a very impressive win.

He reached another final at the clay tournament in Estoril where he lost to Portuguese native João Sousa in the final. His solid results this year saw him break into the top 40 in August. Tiafoe was an alternate at last year’s event, so he will have to draw from that experience to have a good run.

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