Fils, Michelsen, Mensik, Shang qualify for Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF | ATP Tour

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Fils, Michelsen, Mensik, Shang qualify for Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF

The 20 and under event will be held in Jeddah from 18-22 December

November 25, 2024

Arthur Fils, Alex Michelsen, Jakub Mensik and Shang Juncheng have qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, which will be held from 18-22 December.

Frenchman Fils reached the title match in Jeddah last year and has enjoyed another impressive season on Tour, highlighted by ATP 500 titles in Hamburg and Basel. The 20-year-old, the top seed in the 2024 ATP 500 Bonus Pool, is 37-26 on the season.

American Michelsen will return to Jeddah, having made his debut in the 20 and under event last year. The 20-year-old topped the Top 50 in August and is currently at No.

Michelsen reached tour-level finals in Newport and Winston-Salem in 2024 and advanced to the third round of a major for the first time at the Australian Open.

Mensik and Shang will make their debuts in Jeddah, having made great progress in 2024. The 19-year-old Czech Mensik started the year at No. 167 in the PIF ATP Rankings but will make it to the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF at No. 48.

The top-seeded teenager advanced to his first ATP Tour final in Doha in February and reached the quarter-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai in October, earning Top 10 finishes over Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov.

World No. 50 Shang became just the second Chinese ATP Tour number one in history when he won in Chengdu in September. The 19-year-old also reached the semifinals in Hong Kong and Atlanta and the third round at the Australian Open, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz.