The ATP This Friday, the tennis calendar for the 2025 season was revealed, with one notable absence: the Masters 1000 de Saudi Arabia, which at the moment will not be a reality. The Arab country will have to settle for the celebration of the Next Gen ATP Finalswhich brings together the greatest promises of world tennis.
The new calendar brings different innovations in tournaments of all categories. In the case of the Masters 1000, Toronto y Cincinnati are the only ones that undergo changes, specifically an extension to 12 days, joining Madrid, Rome, Shanghai, Indian Wells and Miami. There will only be two Masters 1000 that will be played in 10 days: Monte Carlo and Paris-Bercy.
The family of ATP 500 it grows. The number of ATP second category tournaments is expanded from 13 in 2024 to 16 in 2025. Dallas, Doha and Munich are the new additions, all previously being 250 point tournaments. Tommy PaulKaren Khachanov and Holger Rune They have been the last champions, respectively. Besides, Hamburg It will go from being held in July to being held in May.
As for the minor tournaments, the ATP 250fades away Estoril of the circuit, Córdoba becomes Mallorca and the Los Cabos ATP It will stop being held in February to be played in July, prior to the return to the hard court after having first passed through clay and then on European grass.
Saudi Arabia, in 2025 it will not be
Saudi Arabia you will have to wait for 2026 in order to fulfill the dream of organizing a Masters 1000. At the moment, in addition to the Next Gen Finals mentioned above, will carry out at the end of the year the much talked about ‘Six Kings Slams’a tournament that will bring together the six best tennis players in the world, such as Carlos AlcarazNovak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner.
Another medium-term objective of the Saudis is to celebrate in their country the WTA Finals, bringing together the best female tennis players on the planet. A competition that was held the previous year in Cancun and brought with it great controversy due to the weather conditions in which it was played.
2024-03-22 16:29:20
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