Next Gen ATP Finals: Defending champion Fonseca announces his withdrawal!

Brazilian Joao Fonseca, the season's breakout star and reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion, will not defend his crown in Jeddah.

Jules Hypolite

le 26/11/2025 à 18h33

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The Next Gen ATP Finals, a competition created in 2017 to promote the new generation of talents on the ATP tour, will be in its eighth edition this year.

A major withdrawal for the final edition in Jeddah

From December 17 to 21, the top eight players under 22 will gather in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). However, the tournament officially announced this Wednesday the withdrawal of Joao Fonseca, world number 28.

The Brazilian, who won the event last year when he was outside the top 100 in the world, exploded this season by winning two titles (Buenos Aires and Basel) and reaching the third round at Roland Garros and then Wimbledon.

Tien qualified but still uncertain?

So it is only logical that Fonseca, now crowned with a brand new status, has chosen to skip the event to fully focus on the 2026 season.

This could also be the case for Learner Tien, the 2024 runner-up. The American, who reached the round of 16 at the Australian Open, is officially qualified for Jeddah, but his participation, like that of Jakub Mensik, is far from confirmed.

24e, 1635 points

28e, 1550 points

19e, 2180 points

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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