| 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 7–11 November | |||
| Edition | 1st | |||
| Category | Exhibition | |||
| Draw | 8S | |||
| Prize money | US$1,275,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard / indoor | |||
| Location | Milan, Italy | |||
| Champions | ||||
 Chung Hyeon | ||||
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The2017 Next Gen ATP Finals was a men's exhibition tennis tournament played inMilan, Italy, from 7 to 11 November 2017. It was the season-ending event for the best singles players who were age 21 and under on the2017 ATP World Tour.
Chung Hyeon defeatedAndrey Rublev in the final, 3–4(5–7), 4–3(7–2), 4–2, 4–2 to capture the 2017Next Gen ATP Finals title.
A number of innovative rule changes were introduced in 2017 including best of five sets, first to four games in each set, tie break at 3-All,no-ad scoring (server’s choice) and no lets. There were amended rules regarding time, the match started five minutes from entry of second player onto court, a shot clock to ensure 25 second rule, a maximum of one medical timeout per player per match, limits on when coaches can talk to players and the public was allowed to move around during a match (except at baselines).[1]
In September 2017, the ATP announced that there would be no line judges at the event. The only official on court was the umpire and all line calls were made byHawk-Eye. All calls were therefore final; however, foot faults, which are usually called by the baseline official, could be challenged and would be reviewed by a camera monitoring the server's feet.[2]
The top seven players in theEmirates ATP Race to Milan qualified. The eighth spot was reserved for an Italian wild card, determined at a qualifying tournament.[3] Eligible players must be 21 or under at the start of the year (born in 1996 or later for 2017 edition). 18-year-oldDenis Shapovalov was the youngest and only teenage player.
Alexander Zverev withdrew from the tournament, as he would play theATP Finals the following week.
| Race to Milan (30 October 2017)[4] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | ATP rank | Player | Points | Move | Tournaments | Birth year | |
| - | 4 |  Alexander Zverev (GER) | 4,490 |  | 23 | 1997 | |
| 1 | 35 |  Andrey Rublev (RUS) | 1,219 | | 21 | 1997 | |
| 2 | 44 | Karen Khachanov (RUS) | 1,045 | | 27 | 1996 | |
| 3 | 49 |  Denis Shapovalov (CAN) | 971 | | 22 | 1999 | |
| 4 | 51 |  Borna Ćorić (CRO) | 931 |  1 | 27 | 1996 | |
| 5 | 54 |  Jared Donaldson (USA) | 890 |  1 | 27 | 1996 | |
| 6 | 55 | Chung Hyeon (KOR) | 805 | 1 | 20 | 1996 | |
| 7 | 63 | Daniil Medvedev (RUS) | 772 | 1 | 25 | 1996 | |
| Wild Card | |||||||
| 56 | 294 |  Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA) | 138 | 1 | 11 | 1996 | |
| Alternates | |||||||
| 8 | 78 | Frances Tiafoe (USA) | 662 | | 25 | 1998 | |
| 9 | 89 |  Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) | 606 | | 30 | 1998 | |
Chung Hyeon def.Andrey Rublev, 3–4(5–7), 4–3(7–2), 4–2, 4–2Daniil Medvedev def.Borna Ćorić, walkoverAndrey Rublev(final)Karen Khachanov(round robin)Denis Shapovalov(round robin)Borna Ćorić(semifinals, fourth place)Jared Donaldson(round robin)Chung Hyeon(champion)Daniil Medvedev(semifinals, third place)Gianluigi Quinzi(round robin)Key
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Chung Hyeon | 4 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Daniil Medvedev | 1 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Chung Hyeon | 35 | 47 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Andrey Rublev | 47 | 32 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Borna Ćorić | 1 | 36 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Andrey Rublev | 4 | 48 | 4 | Third place match | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Daniil Medvedev | w/o | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Borna Ćorić | ||||||||||||||||
| Rublev | Shapovalov | Chung | Quinzi | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Andrey Rublev | 4–1, 3–4(8–10), 4–3(7–2), 0–4, 4–3(7–3) | 0–4, 1–4, 3–4(1–7) | 1–4, 4–0, 4–3(7–3), 0–4, 4–3(7–3) | 2–1 | 6–7 (46.2%) | 32–41 (43.8%) | 2 | |
| 3 | Denis Shapovalov | 1–4, 4–3(10–8), 3–4(2–7), 4–0, 3–4(3–7) | 4–1, 3–4(5–7), 3–4(4–7), 1–4 | 4–1, 4–1, 3–4(5–7), 4–3(7–5) | 1–2 | 6–7 (46.2%) | 41–37 (52.6%) | 3 | |
| 6 | Chung Hyeon | 4–0, 4–1, 4–3(7–1) | 1–4, 4–3(7–5), 4–3(7–4), 4–1 | 1–4, 4–1, 4–2, 3–4(6–8), 4–3(7–3) | 3–0 | 9–3 (75.0%) | 41–29 (58.6%) | 1 | |
| 8/WC | Gianluigi Quinzi | 4–1, 0–4, 3–4(3–7), 4–0, 3–4(3–7) | 1–4, 1–4, 4–3(7–5), 3–4(5–7) | 4–1, 1–4, 2–4, 4–3(8–6), 3–4(3–7) | 0–3 | 5–9 (35.7%) | 37–44 (45.7%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then head-to-head records; 5. ATP rankings.
| Khachanov | Ćorić | Donaldson | Medvedev | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Karen Khachanov | 4–3(7–3), 4–2, 2–4, 0–4, 2–4 | 4–1, 4–3(7–3), 4–2 | 4–2, 3–4(6–8), 3–4(3–7), 2–4 | 1–2 | 6–6 (50.0%) | 36–37 (49.3%) | 3 | |
| 4 | Borna Ćorić | 3–4(3–7), 2–4, 4–2, 4–0, 4–2 | 4–3(7–2), 4–1, 4–3(7–4) | 4–3(7–5), 2–4, 4–1, 4–2 | 3–0 | 9–3 (75.0%) | 43–29 (59.7%) | 1 | |
| 5 | Jared Donaldson | 1–4, 3–4(3–7), 2–4 | 3–4(2–7), 1–4, 3–4(4–7) | 4–3(7–3), 2–4, 3–4(1–7), 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–9 (10.0%) | 22–39 (36.1%) | 4 | |
| 7 | Daniil Medvedev | 2–4, 4–3(8–6), 4–3(7–3), 4–2 | 3–4(5–7), 4–2, 1–4, 2–4 | 3–4(3–7), 4–2, 4–3(7–1), 4–0 | 2–1 | 7–5 (58.3%) | 39–35 (52.7%) | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then head-to-head records; 5. ATP rankings.
For the tournament draw, players were asked to choose a female model to escort them onto the stage, and some of these models lifted or removed various articles of clothing to reveal a letter of the alphabet. This letter signified who would be playing whom. Widespread criticism followed.[5] The ATP explained their choice, "The intention was to integrate Milan's rich heritage as one of the fashion capitals of the world. However, our execution of the proceedings was in poor taste and unacceptable. We deeply regret this and will ensure that there is no repeat of anything like it in the future."[6]