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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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SHANGHAI, CHINA – OCTOBER 08: Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece plays a shot against Gael Monfils of France during First Round in 2018 Rolex Shanghai Masters on Day 2 at Qi Zhong Tennis Centre at Qi Zhong Tennis Centre on October 8, 2018 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) /

Next Gen Player No. 1 – Stefanos Tsitsipas

The top seed at this year’s event is Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas. Currently ranked at 14, the 20-year-old burst on to the scene in Barcelona where he reached the final, losing to Rafael Nadal. He followed this with another final showing in Toronto where an incredible run saw him beat Dominic Thiem, Novak Djokovic, Alex Zverev and Kevin Anderson before losing to Nadal in the final.

He then lifted his first ATP singles title, in Stockholm where he beat Ernests Gulbis in the final. Tsitsipas should be considered as faverite for the title in Milan this year, his measured and powerful play is quite similar to Chung who won last year.

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The groups for this year’s event are as follows:

Group A: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Frances Tiafoe, Jaume Munar, Hubert Hurkacz

Group B: Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz, Andrey Rublev, Liam Caruana

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