Feeling Old? #NextGenATP Stars Tackle Trivia From Their Birth Years
Rewind two decades with the rising stars competing in Jeddah as they face off against pop culture from their birth years.
December 19, 2024
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
By ATP Editorial Board
For tennis phenoms like Arthur Fils and Alex Michelsen, rattling off stats about their own games is second nature. But how well do these #nextgenatp stars no the pop culture landscape from the year they were born? The results are both hilarious and insightful.
The eight competitors at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, all born between 2004 and 2006, recently faced a gauntlet of questions about cinema, music, and, of course, sports in a segment titled ‘The year I was Born.’ Luca Van Assche, for example, couldn’t help but break into a dance when the most popular song of 2004 was revealed, though he admitted, I don’t know who sang it!
Watch the full video to see Fils’ reaction to remembering the chart-topping song of his birth year. The 20-year-old also had a laugh clarifying the difference between comedic actor Mike Myers and horror icon Michael Myers. It’s a generational gap that many american viewers can surely relate to.
Michelsen, representing the U.S., initially struggled with a Euro 2004 question, cheekily exclaiming, I’m an American!
though, the No. 41 ranked player on the PIF ATP Rankings quickly redeemed himself, effortlessly listing the Grand Slam titles Roger Federer secured that season – a feat many of his peers also aced. This highlights not only their knowledge of tennis history but also Federer’s enduring impact on the sport, much like Michael Jordan’s influence on basketball in the ’90s.
