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Top 10 Young Tennis Players Today on the ATP World Tour

By Harry Floyd

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - APRIL 21: Alexander Zverev of Germany goes for a smash against Kei Nishikori of Japan during day seven of the ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Rolex Masters at Monte-Carlo Sporting Club on April 21, 2018 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - APRIL 21: Alexander Zverev of Germany goes for a smash against Kei Nishikori of Japan during day seven of the ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Rolex Masters at Monte-Carlo Sporting Club on April 21, 2018 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /
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MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 10: Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece celebrates with the winners trophy after defeating Alex de Minaur of Australia in the final during Day Five of the Next Gen ATP Finals at Fiera Milano Rho on November 10, 2018 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /

Top 10 Young Tennis Players – #6 is Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas. He is bursting onto the scene in men’s singles tennis.

Stefanos Tsitsipas is your 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals champion in men’s singles. He has reached career heights on the ATP World Tour this year and appears to be continuing his upward trend. Defeating another rising star in Alex de Minaur during the finals, Tsitsipas comes away with the title in Milan. This year marked just the second edition of the Next Gen ATP Finals.

The 2018 ATP World Tour saw Stefanos Tsitsipas reaching three ATP singles finals, falling to Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal in two of them. He would take a title in Sweden before closing out his year with a Next Gen ATP Finals win.

A career high ranking of world number 15 comes at the end of what will be the first of many stellar season for Tsitsipas. The young Greek tennis player is just one of the many top 10 best young tennis players to watch in men’s singles. Look for him to carry his newfound momentum right into the new year. He should be considered a contender for at least one ATP singles title, if not more, on the 2019 ATP World Tour.

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