NextGen ATP Stars Set For Day 2 Action In Milan

From thrilling innovations including electronic line-calling, playing lets and usage of a shot clock to amazing tennis played by eight of the best 21-and-under tennis players in the world, the first day of the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals was one to remember.

But after the historic opening day, the intensity will only continue to build. Four players have an opportunity to advance to the semi-finals on Wednesday.

In Group A play, top seed Andrey Rublev and No. 6 seed Hyeon Chung play each other for the second time this season. In August, Chung rallied to win 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in the second round of the Winston-Salem Open. That will be the second match on Centrale.

Rublev opened with a five-set victory over Italian wild card Gianluigi Quinzi to close play on Tuesday, while Chung overcame a set deficit to defeat Denis Shapovalov.

In the other Group A match, Shapovalov and Quinzi meet for the first time in the opening match of the night session. Shapovalov is the youngest player and only teenager in the field, rising from No. 11 to No. 4 in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan after reaching the Montreal semi-finals.

Quinzi, who received a wild card into the event after winning an Italian 21-and-under wild card event, pushed Rublev to five set and is looking for his second tour-level win.

In Group B action, the opening match of the day features No. 2 seed Karen Khachanov and fifth-seeded Jared Donaldson in a first-time meeting. Khachanov lost to countryman Daniil Medvedev in four sets in the opening match of the tournament, while Donaldson fell to Borna Coric in straight sets.

Khachanov has posted a career-high 25 wins this season, and his American opponent has registered a personal-best 21 wins.

In the final match of the evening session, Coric and Medvedev square off for the first time. Coric, who turns 21 on 14 November, has exceeded 20 wins in three straight seasons, and has won 22 victories this year. He defeated both Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray on two occasions.

Medvedev has compiled an up-and-down year, highlighted by six quarter-final finishes, a semi-final run at Eastbourne and a maiden final in Chennai. The 21-year-old from Moscow is trying to even his record on the season (23-24). He reached a career-high No. 48 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on 24 July.

Each of the players who won on Tuesday have an opportunity to advance to the semi-finals on the second day of play. Those scenarios are as follows:

GROUP A:

RUBLEV qualifies on Wednesday IF:

— RUBLEV defeats CHUNG and QUINZI defeats SHAPOVALOV.

CHUNG qualifies on Wednesday IF:

— CHUNG defeats RUBLEV in 3 sets

— CHUNG defeats RUBLEV and SHAPOVALOV defeats QUINZI.

GROUP B:

CORIC qualifies on Wednesday IF:

— CORIC defeats MEDVEDEV in 3 sets.

— CORIC defeats MEDVEDEV and DONALDSON defeats KHACHANOV.

— CORIC defeats MEDVEDEV in 4 sets and KHACHANOV defeats DONALDSON in 5 sets.

MEDVEDEV qualifies on Wednesday IF:

— MEDVEDEV defeats CORIC and KHACHANOV defeats DONALDSON.

— MEDVEDEV defeats CORIC in 3 sets and DONALDSON defeats KHACHANOV in 5 sets.