ATP boss Andrea Gaudenzi wishes for a Championship match between arch rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the ATP Finals
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ATP President Andrea Gaudenzi, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic
The excitement in the tennis community is at an all-time high as the season-ending ATP Finals is finally going to start in a couple of days. The ATP Finals is one of the most prestigious tournaments after the four Grand Slams, with the Top 8 players in the ATP Rankings going head-on against each other. Both the cash prize and the number of points will be highest in this competition just behind the four majors.
Now, as the date for the start of the competition is nearing, everyone is betting on their favorites. Even the ATP President Andrea Gaudenzi expressed his desire to witness a head-on clash between arch-rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. In the most recent interview, Gaudenzi talked about the potential clash between generations in the ATP Finals and also predicted that the finals might happen between none other than Serbian legend Novak Djokovic and tennis great Rafael Nadal.
“It is difficult to give a favorite, I like the clash between generations and there is a lot at stake: Nadal has never won the ATP Finals, Djokovic many times, and we have two rookies. With such a climate it is impossible to give a favorite however, whatever the outcome will be a great show. We have the two legends, the clash between the titans, separated so it could potentially be the final, and the new generation,” he said in an interview.
The ATP Finals will be played this time in the beautiful Italian city of Turin. The champion will take a whopping $4,740,300 in prize money if he remains undefeated throughout the week. He will also get 1500 points for his efforts.
Meet the contenders for ATP Finals 2022
The ATP Finals, this year, will witness the gathering of the eight players who have performed exceedingly well this season. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will represent the glorious generation while the other 6 are representatives of the upcoming generation which wants to challenge the supremacy of both.
The Serbian will be playing in his 15th ATP Finals and wishes to equal the record of winning the ATP Finals for a record sixth time. The Spaniard, on the other hand, has appeared in the season-ending tournament 17 times. However, he is yet to win this title.
Casper Ruud played at the final of two Grand Slams this year- the French Open and the US Open. This is the second time, he will be playing at this tournament. Stefanos Tsitsipas has qualified in this tournament for the fourth time in a row. He even won the tournament in 2019, when he defeated Dominic Thiem of Austria.
Daniil Medvedev won this competition in 2020 and played the final last year. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Andrey Rublev are the two debutants who will be playing at this prestigious tournament. Taylor Fritz is the lucky guy who got a chance to play at this year’s ATP Finals due to an injury caused to Carlos Alcaraz. He too will be making his ATP Finals debut.
Alexander Zverev of Germany is the defending champion.
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