In a celebration of love and tennis, Bjorn Fratangelo and Madison Keys began their next chapter as husband and wife on Saturday.
The couple, who started dating in 2017 and announced their engagement in March 2023, enjoyed their wedding in a heartfelt Charleston celebration. Tennis stars who attended include Jessica Pegula, Sloane Stephens and Mitchell Krueger.
“Can’t put into words how amazing this day was,” Fratangelo, the former No. 99 in the PIF ATP Rankings, wrote on Instagram. “I am so excited to spend the rest of my life with you @madisonkeys.”
<img alt=”Bjorn Fratangelo, Madison Keys” style=”width:100%;” src=”/-/media/images/news/2024/11/25/14/52/fratangelo-keys-wedding-1.jpg” />Bjorn Fratangelo and Madison Keys celebrate their wedding day in Charleston. (Photo Credit: Bjorn Fratangelo and Madison Keys)
“Best weekend of my life, I love you @bjornfrat,” 29-year-old Keys wrote in a separate post.
Fratangelo has been coaching Keys, the WTA No. 21, since her second-round exit at Roland Garros last year. The 31-year-old has overseen promising results in that period, including Keys’ run to the 2023 US Open semi-finals.
Shang Juncheng is a teenage sensation — a “compound of menace and energy” according to analyst Robbie Koenig — who overwhelms opponents with relentless force. With a contagious smile and a teddy bear always attached to his tennis bag, the 19-year-old is enjoying his journey as one of the sport’s fastest rising #NextGenATP stars.
The word ‘historic’ is often associated with the Chinese teen, who this year became the first player from the Asian country to win an ATP Tour title on home soil. Led by his triumph in Chengdu, Shang has his sights set on being the first Chinese player to qualify for the 20-and-under Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, which has featured champions such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
“I’ve had an amazing year and the Next Gen ATP Finals is very important for my future,” Shang said in our new ‘Journey To Jeddah’ series. “In that event, all the tennis spotlight is on you because you know there are only eight players.”
Fittingly, Shang’s ascent has been fast — the very word his coach Martin Alund used to describe what initially stood out about the lefty. “At the beginning, I was like, ‘Oh, I cannot believe how fast you are!’” Alund recalled in the longform video, which also features an interview with ‘Jerry’s’ father Shang Yi.
While fans have become more familiar with Shang, the 19-year-old’s season, from his perspective, has been more about accomplishing goals than a surprising breakthrough. He remembers telling a friend earlier this year that he would capture his maiden tour-level title before his home tournament in Beijing. Shang achieved that with no time to spare. He defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the ATP 250 final just two days before he was competing in Beijing.
“I was really tired after the final, but they had tiramisu — that was the first thing I went for,” Shang said while cracking a big smile. “I was so happy that for two days I could not sleep.”
In October, Shang cracked the Top 50 of the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time. He has soared on big stages this year, reaching the third round at the Australian Open and US Open.
Shang’s 2024 results are a testament to his hard work. The Argentine Alund, who has been travelling with the teenager since March 2022, not only sees positive qualities in Shang on court, but also away from tennis.
“To see a kid as talented as him, as young as him, always ready to go to the gym, always ready to go to the practice courts,” Alund said. “He’s never missing a session. Never.
“He’s such a great kid. Whatever you see from the outside, is inside as well.”
Shang is fourth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah and has qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, which runs from 18-22 December.
“Being at the Next Gen ATP Finals [would] mean everything to me,” Shang said. “Some of the best players have played that event, coming up when they were young. It’s something special for sure.”
Tickets for the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, to be held in Jeddah, Saudia Arabia, are now on sale.
The 20-and-under event takes place from 18-22 December at King Abdullah Sports City on indoor hard courts. Tickets to catch the action can be purchased here.
The Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF was first hosted in Jeddah in 2023 when Hamad Medjedovic lifted the title. Previous winners of the 20-and-under event include Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Arthur Fils, Alex Michelsen, Jakub Mensik and Shang Juncheng have qualified for the seventh edition of the event and there are four qualification spots still open.
Arthur Fils, Alex Michelsen, Jakub Mensik and Shang Juncheng have qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, to 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, who topped the 2024 ATP 500 Bonus Pool, is 37-26 on the season.
American Michelsen is set to return to Jeddah, having made his debut at the 20-and-under event last year. The 20-year-old made his Top 50 breakthrough in August and is currently at No. 42 in the PIF ATP Rankings, one spot off his career high.
Michelsen reached tour-level finals in Newport and Winston-Salem in 2024 and advanced to the third round at a major for the first time at the Australian Open.
Mensik and Shang will make their debuts in Jeddah, having made major progress in 2024. The 19-year-old Czech Mensik started the year at No. 167 in the PIF ATP Rankings but will arrive at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF at No. 48.
The big-hitting teen advanced to his maiden ATP Tour final in Doha in February and reached his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final in Shanghai in October, earning Top 10 wins against Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov.
World No. 50 Shang became just the second Chinese ATP Tour titlist in history when he won in Chengdu in September. The 19-year-old also reached semi-finals in Hong Kong and Atlanta and the third round at the Australian Open, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz.
Watch the best shots as world number one Jannick Sinner secures back-to-back Davis Cups for Italy by beating the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 in Malaga.
Italy is within one Jannik Sinner win of a successful defence of the Davis Cup in Malaga.
Matteo Berrettini overcame Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday afternoon to put his country 1-0 up against the Netherlands in the final of the teams’ event. With his 76-minute victory, Berrettini handed World No. 1 Sinner the chance to seal the title for Italy by beating Tallon Griekspoor in the second singles rubber of the tie.
After a hard-fought opening, Berrettini won nine of 11 games from 3-4 in the first set to improve to 5-0 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Van de Zandschulp. The Italian, who has this year lifted ATP Tour crowns in Marrakech, Gstaad and Kitzbühel, won 86 per cent (30/35) of points behind his first serve and did not face a break point en route to victory.
Should Italy go on to lift the trophy, whether via a Sinner singles win or a deciding doubles triumph, it will be the first country to successfully defend the Davis Cup crown since Czechia in 2013.
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