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Gamers briefed on distinctive guidelines forward of Jeddah motion

Innovation stays key for seventh version of 20-and-under occasion

December 17, 2024

One key facet to succeeding on the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals offered by PIF? Getting your head across the guidelines.

The 20-and-under occasion has been a hotbed for innovation since its inaugural version in 2017. This yr’s event is not any totally different, because the eight-player area found throughout a pre-tournament assembly on Tuesday in Jeddah.

Arthur Fils, Alex Michelsen, Jakub Mensik, Shang Juncheng, Learner Tien, Luca Van Assche, Nishesh Basavareddy and Joao Fonseca gathered in a King Abdullah Sports activities Metropolis press convention room for a run-through of the signature guidelines and improvements in play for the event.

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As in earlier years, matches will likely be first-to-four-games, best-of-five-sets, with a tie-break (first to seven factors) at 3-3. A No-Advert scoring format will likely be used, with the server selecting the service field at 40/40.

Decreased and shortened changeover occasions are additionally in place to make sure fast-moving encounters. Gamers will sit down on the finish of the set for 90 seconds, lowered from 120 seconds in 2023. On-court warmups have been reintroduced for 2024 after they have been absent final yr. Gamers will heat up for 3 minutes on courtroom, two minutes fewer than warmups on the ATP Tour.

A No Let rule, which was utilized in earlier editions of the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals offered by PIF however not in 2023, can even be reimplemented. Play will proceed even when the ball touches the web throughout a serve, supplied it lands within the right service field. It raises the prospect of a participant’s response time to a net-cord being doubtlessly decisive at a key second in a match.

The 2024 Subsequent Gen ATP Finals offered by PIF will happen on the King Abdullah Sports activities Metropolis from 18-22 December, with a tournament-record US $2.05 million prize cash on provide.