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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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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 01: Alex de Minaur of Australia returns the ball during the men’s singles third round match against Marin Cilic of Croatia on Day Six of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /

Next Gen Player No. 2 – Alex de Minaur

Known as ‘demon’ by his fans, the 19-year-old Aussie is the youngest player at this year’s event. He has had a meteoric rise up the rankings, having started the year outside the top 200 to finish at 31. Since breaking into the top 100 in June, he hasn’t looked back with finals in Washington and Sydney.

He has Australian legend Llyeton Hewitt as a coach and it’s easy to make comparisons with his playing style. De Minaur’s hustling style will make him a difficult opponent at the event this year with a real possibility of him winning it.

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