Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals 2022

[mightyjeditribble]

With Alcaraz, Sinner, Rune all withdrawn, the field at the Next Gen finals seems a bit less exciting than in previous years:

L. Musetti
J. Draper
B. Nakashima
J. Lehecka
C. Tseng
F. Passaro
D. Stricker
M. Arnaldi

Indeed, there doesn't seem to be a thread yet for the tournament even though it's about to start - or did I miss it?

Musetti & Draper are good, but do we think they'll rise to the heights of Alcaraz, Sinner, Tsitsipas & co? Are there any of the others we should get excited about?

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[Nostradamus]

With Alcaraz, Sinner, Rune all withdrawn, the field at the Next Gen finals seems a bit less exciting than in previous years:

L. Musetti
J. Draper
B. Nakashima
J. Lehecka
C. Tseng
F. Passaro
D. Stricker
M. Arnaldi

Indeed, there doesn't seem to be a thread yet for the tournament even though it's about to start - or did I miss it?

Musetti & Draper are good, but do we think they'll rise to the heights of Alcaraz, Sinner, Tsitsipas & co? Are there any of the others we should get excited about?

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Passaro, Stricker,,, and arnakdi.......... who are these guys ??

 

[James P]

I think Draper takes it. Very intrigued that Stricker made it, would like to see what he can do against the best in his peer group.

 

[bluetrain4]

I've only heard of the first three on OP's list.

 

[stringertom]

Don’t know why Stricker is anonymous to many here in this thread. Here’s a list of pros who know him all too well, shaking the winner’s hand at the net:

Cressy (2x)
Dutch boys TvR (2x) and BvdZ
Huesler
Karatsev
Nishioka
Seppi
Sock
Hurkacz
Albot
Cilic
Fucsovics

He really loves the indoor tournaments, winning two Challengers.

Draper is up first, another lefty who has won multiple Challenger titles indoors. This is a popcorn level match.

 

[Blahovic]

With Alcaraz, Sinner, Rune all withdrawn, the field at the Next Gen finals seems a bit less exciting than in previous years:

L. Musetti
J. Draper
B. Nakashima
J. Lehecka
C. Tseng
F. Passaro
D. Stricker
M. Arnaldi

Indeed, there doesn't seem to be a thread yet for the tournament even though it's about to start - or did I miss it?

Musetti & Draper are good, but do we think they'll rise to the heights of Alcaraz, Sinner, Tsitsipas & co? Are there any of the others we should get excited about?

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I think Draper can become a top player. Not sure about the rest, haven't watched most of them. Don't rate Musetti that highly, at least not as an all court player.

 

[FrankyRelax]

Entertaining match between Nak and the italian replacement

 

[helterskelter]

Stricker really stirs things up by beating Draper in the opening match.

Too bad that they didn't rejig the groups properly after Rune withdrew. As it is, both the highest-ranked players are in one group (Musetti and Draper) and with Stricker in that group, too, it's a group of death. The other group, on the other hand, is very much a group of life with both Passaro and Arnaldi in it, even though Arnaldi did push Nakashima to five sets today.

 

[sportsfan1]

Haven't watched next gen finals before. Bo5 sets, each set is first to 4 games, tb at 3-3.

 

[stringertom]

Another notch on the Stricker belt, taking down Draper in three successive tiebreaks. He plays a lot of those Russian roulette stanzas (18-12 across all levels) and handles them efficiently.

 

[Pmasterfunk]

Very entertaining final tiebreak between Passaro and Arnaldi. I suspect a TennisTV recap is incoming.

 

[FrankyRelax]

Wow. What a match

 

[FrankyRelax]

Another interesting observation is how many of these guys are wearing LeCoq

 

[Tennfan123]

Absolutely no one cares about this event. A big fail from the ATP.

 

[stringertom]

Five straight TBs won by Stricker. Should we change the nationality of tennis’ version of Russian roulette? The guy is nails in the extra frame.

 

[stringertom]

Musetti countered by winning two TBs of his own, 9-7 8-6. How many MPs were saved in those two TBs?

 

[stringertom]

Headed to a decisive TB. Who will clutch it out FTW?

 

[stringertom]

Stricker FTW in 5 TBs. It’s Italian Roulette and the Swiss lefty knows the way across the FINNISH line.

 

[Rafa4GOAT]

11 tiebreaks in 4 matches today

 

[stringertom]

11 tiebreaks in 4 matches today

Stricker has played 8 in his two matches on Tuesday (3) and Wednesday (5).

 

[Winners or Errors]

Absolutely no one cares about this event. A big fail from the ATP.

Well, the weird scoring bothers me...

 

[stringertom]

@Meles said in 2017 the TB at 3-all would change the game.

NextGen Finals was the first to play HawkEye exclusively.

NextGen Finals was first to allow coaching on changeovers via microphone/headsets.

NextGen Finals play on a court with singles lines only.

NextGen Finals start with first 3 games of each set played with no changeover.

NextGen Finals have only one sitting break per break after those first three games.

Serve clock is reduced to 15 seconds after aces, DFs and unreturned serves

What’s not to like with these innovations?

 

[helterskelter]

First group concludes with Nakashima and Lehecka through as expected.

So, Stricker winning the second group and so knocking out one of Draper and Musetti is the only surprise from the group stage.

Somewhat depleted field with the top three qualifiers not here, and it shows.

 

[stringertom]

Stricker vs Lehecka SF preview: Stricker leads h2h 1-0, a qualies match at Halle’22 won in three, 3-6 6-1 6-4.

 

[helterskelter]

Stricker and Musetti are the only ones in the field eligible for next year's event (Draper was born 10 days before the cutoff), so Musetti might get another chance to make it out of the group stage, having failed to do so both this year and last.

 

[tennisbuck]

feel like Alcaraz did his part by playing here last year even as he was emerging as a top player, would have been fun if Rune could have been the guy this year.
Assume he’s an alternate in Turin tho

 

[Winners or Errors]

Stricker and Musetti are the only ones in the field eligible for next year's event (Draper was born 10 days before the cutoff), so Musetti might get another chance to make it out of the group stage, having failed to do so both this year and last.

Guessing Moose was just tired. He's played a good deal of tennis as of late. I'm just glad he didn't have any injury withdrawals. Maybe he is toughening up.

 

[chrischris]

Well, the weird scoring bothers me...

Same for me initially. I have gradually come to accept it and now i even like it. It creates intensity.

 

[stringertom]

Lehecka revenged the loss to Stricker at the Halle qualies with a 4-set SF win. His opponent in the final is TBD next when unbeaten Nakashima takes on one-loss Draper.

 

[stringertom]

Nakashima edges Draper in 4.

The RR match between Nakashima and Lehecka was a straight set win (1,3&2) for the San Diego native. Let’s hope Lehecka adjusts and we get a decent final.

 

[Tennfan123]

Hopefully we now get a reprieve from the Draper hype.

 

[helterskelter]

Lehecka made the final without beating a top 100 opponent! Depleted field but also a lucky draw. If all eligible players entered, he’d have been the lowest ranked in the field.

 

[stringertom]

This is the first time since 2017 that the final is a RR rematch. That was the first edition of NextGen Finals and Everybody Hyeon Chung Tonight was the theme, following up his RR2 beatdown (0,1&3) of Rublev with a 4-set final winning outcome.

 

[stringertom]

Nakashima wins the title in tidy fashion, sweeping his matches and losing just three sets total. He flies home to party with @sureshs toting a much heavier wallet with nearly half a million dollars earned.

 

[Mainad]

Nakashima becomes the 1st American and 2nd non-European to win the event and did it without losing a match.

All previous winners except Chung ended up as top #10 on the main tour. Will Nakashima now follow the most recent examples?

 

[happyandbob]

Nakashima becomes the 1st American and 2nd non-European to win the event and did it without losing a match.

All previous winners except Chung ended up as top #10 on the main tour. Will Nakashima now follow the most recent examples?

Even Chung was probably headed to top 10 if he'd stayed healthy. I'm enjoying watching this crop of young Americans, they're fun to watch and all play well rounded games.