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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are two of the six players who have won the prestigious Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF. This week, they are the No. 1 and No. 2 players in the world, respectively.

Sinner, 22 and Alcaraz, 21, are the first pair of 22-and-under players to hold the top two spots in the PIF ATP Rankings since Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in August 2004. On 8 August 2004, Federer turned 23.

Sinner is the first Italian to reach the singles pinnacle, man or woman, since computerised rankings began in 1973. He is the 29th man to climb to the top of the sport.

Aged 19, Alcaraz became the youngest No. 1 in PIF ATP Rankings history following the 2022 US Open. He was also the first teen to accomplish the feat.

This is the first week the duo has occupied the top two spots in any order. The stars met for the ninth time in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series in the semi-finals of Roland Garros, where Alcaraz won in five sets. The Spaniard later lifted the trophy at the clay-court major for the first time.

Ugo Humbert earned his way back into the win column with a strong start to his Libema Open campaign on Wednesday. The third-seeded Frenchman picked up his first victory since Madrid with a 6-3, 7-6(1) result against fellow Frenchman Arthur Fils at the ATP 250 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

Humbert began his grass-court campaign with a dominant serving performance. He won 82 per cent of his first-serve points and saved the only two break points against him, according to Infosys ATP Stats. The victory improved him to 2-0 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head with his countryman and 9-2 overall against French opponents since the start of 2023.

"It was not easy to play against a friend," Humbert said of FIls. "We'll play together at the Olympics in doubles. It was nice to play against him.

"I'm super happy with my first win on the grass, my first match on the grass. I felt really comfortable."

Humbert will next meet Dutchman Gijs Brouwer after the home favourite's 6-3, 6-3 upset of Adrian Mannarino. Brouwer broke the fifth seed's serve four times on seven chances to advance to his fourth ATP Tour quarter-final and his first on grass. The win against the No. 21 in the PIF ATP Rankings was the second Top 30 win of his career (def. Ruud in Rotterdam 2023).

The All England Club announced Thursday a record £50 million in total prize money for Wimbledon in 2024. The men's and women's singles champions will each receive £2.7 million, while runners-up will earn £1.4 million. First-round prize money for singles competitors is set at £60,000.

The doubles prize money will increase by 11.9 per cent from 2023, while qualifying payouts will rise by 14.9 per cent. Wimbledon's total prize money has doubled over the past 10 years, from £25 million in 2014.

The main draw of the year's third major will run from 1-14 July.

Men's & Women's Singles Prize Money

Men's & Women's Doubles Prize Money (Per Pair)

Fresh off becoming World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time, Jannik Sinner has arrived at the Terra Wortmann Open in Germany, where the Italian will begin his grass-court season next week.

Making his second appearance at the ATP 500 in Halle, the top seed was greeted with a cake to celebrate his rise to the pinnacle of the sport. Sinner on Monday became the 29th player to become World No. 1 since computerised rankings began in 1973.

The 22-year-old next looks to add to his standout season by claiming his maiden grass-court crown. "Of course, I want to be in the fight for the title. But the competition is very, very strong,” said the 13-time tour-level titlist.

Already a champion at the Australian Open, in Rotterdam and Miami this year, Sinner enters Halle with a 33-3 season record. Should he claim his fourth trophy of 2024 in Halle, Sinner would become the first Italian champion in tournament history. He is aiming to become the first World No. 1 to win the grass ATP 500 since Roger Federer in 2008.

Sinner will learn his place in the Terra Wortmann Open draw on Saturday.

The Cinch Championships has crowned many legends of the game as champions throughout the storied history of the ATP 500 event. But a select few superstars rise above the rest in the London tournament's record book. 

In 2016, Andy Murray became the first player to win five titles at The Queen's Club, breaking a tie with an elite group of players that also includes Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Boris Becker and John McEnroe. All five of those men, whose success at the London event is explored below, are former No. 1s in the PIF ATP Rankings.

Andy Murray (Singles titles: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015-16)
Home favourite Murray became the first British man since Henry Austin in 1938 to win the Queen's Club singles title when he claimed his maiden trophy at the event in 2009. 

"It's been a great week for me," Murray said after a 7-5, 6-4 final victory against James Blake. "This is some of the best tennis I've ever played in my life. I was quite nervous because people were telling me no Briton had won here for quite a while, but when I had my chances I managed to take them. The only thing left for me is to win a Grand Slam."

Murray would go on to win three Grand Slams, including two Wimbledons, but his title count at Queen's Club rose even higher. A perfect 5-0 in finals at the event, Murray thrice came back from a set down to win the trophy, fighting back against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2011), Marin Cilic (2013) and Milos Raonic (2016).

Headlining the field at an ATP Tour event appeared to suit Alex de Minaur on Thursday in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

The Australian held off Zizou Bergs for a 7-5, 6-4 opening victory at the Libema Open, where he is competing as the top seed for the first time in his tour-level career. Whatever extra pressure that may have brought, the No. 9 in the PIF ATP Rankings handled it with aplomb as he rallied from an early 1-4 deficit to notch a straight-sets win in one hour and 41 minutes.

Top seed in top form!@alexdeminaur ousts Bergs 7-5 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals.@LibemaOpen | #LibemaOpen pic.twitter.com/p5dssiKVJa

“It feels great. Zizou is a hell of competitor and a very tricky opponent and I’m very happy I was able to sneak the win today,” said De Minaur in his on-court interview. “First win of the grass-court season, so hopefully there are many, many more.

“It’s my first match on the grass [this season]. I’ve been able to get a couple of [practice] sets here and there, but there is nothing like matches. it’s good to get the win under my belt and hopefully I can get some confidence from this.”

Germans Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens moved one step closer to claiming their maiden tour-level title Thursday at the BOSS OPEN.

The home favourites won a hard-fought battle, pulling away in the Match Tie-break to defeat Victor Cornea and Zhang Zhizhen 7-6(4), 4-6, 10-2 and reach their second tour-level semi-final of the season. Frantzen and Jebens will next meet Brazilians Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo.

Also in Stuttgart, Julian Cash and Robert Galloway raced past Benjamin Hassan and Daniel Masur 6-2, 6-3 in just 53 minutes to book their semi-final ticket. The Briton-American duo faces Yuki Bhambri and Albano Olivetti in the last four.

Top seeds Koolhof/Mektic reach ‘s-Hertogenbosch finalThe top two seeds at the Libema Open remain on course for a final showdown, with Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic already into the championship match. Top seeds Koolhof and Mektic downed Nicolas Barrientos and Francisco Cabral 5-7, 6-2, 10-5 in the quarters Thursday and later advanced to the final following the withdrawal of Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson.

Second seeds Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow also needed a Match Tie-break, advancing to the last four with a 6-3, 6-7(3), 10-5 victory against Zizou Bergs and David Goffin. The Americans, who dropped just five points behind their first delivery Thursday according to Infosys ATP Stats, face Andreas Mies and John-Patrick Smith in Saturday’s semi-finals.

Matteo Berrettini added another stylish win to his dominant record at the BOSS OPEN on Thursday afternoon.

The 2019 and 2022 champion at the grass-court ATP 250 defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-4 with a rock-solid second-round display. It was Berrettini’s first victory in three Lexus ATP Head2Head meetings between the two players, and he is now 11-1 in Stuttgart.

“I knew that I hadn’t beaten him,” said Berrettini in his post-match interview. “[We played] two really tough matches, but they were a long time ago. I knew that I had to play my best tennis in order to beat him, and I did today.

“I know that so far in my career I’ve been pretty successful on grass. I think it’s my best surface, and I love to play especially here in Stuttgart. I’m really happy to be in the quarter-finals. Now I need to rest a little bit and wait until tomorrow to think about tomorrow.”

Taking care of business ?@MattBerrettini cruises to a 6-4 6-4 victory over Shapovalov.@boss__open | #BOSSOPEN pic.twitter.com/Ro8X1xXzCO

Rafael Nadal announced on social media Thursday that he will not compete at Wimbledon.

The Spaniard explained that with this year’s Olympics being played on clay at Roland Garros, he does not want to change surface. He most recently played at Roland Garros.

“During my post match press conference at Roland Garros I was asked about my summer calendar and since then I have been practising on clay. It was announced yesterday that I will play at the summer Olympics in Paris, my last Olympics,” Nadal wrote. “With this goal, we believe that the best for my body is not to change surface and keep playing on clay until then.

"It’s for this reason that I will miss playing at The Championships this year at Wimbledon. I am saddened not to be able to live this year the great atmosphere of that amazing event that will always be in my heart, and be with all the British fans that always gave me great support. I will miss you all.”

During my post match press conference at Roland Garros I was asked about my summer calendar and since then I have been practicing on clay. It was announced yesterday that I will play at the summer Olympics in Paris, my last Olympics.

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will form a doubles team at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The news was officially confirmed on Wednesday by David Ferrer, the captain of the Spanish men’s team, at an event held at the Real Club de Tennis Barcelona. The Spanish line-up in Paris will also include Pablo Carreno Busta, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Marcel Granollers.

“As you all know, one of the doubles teams will be formed by Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal,” Ferrer said of the two former No. 1s in the PIF ATP Rankings, who will also both compete in singles. “The second team is yet to be decided, it’s not 100 per cent certain. There is a clear idea, but we’re going to wait a little to decide it. If nothing happens to prevent it, Rafa and Carlos will be playing together in Paris.”

Talk about a dream duo ? ? pic.twitter.com/ie0W5nK9PD

Alcaraz will have to adjust to having a teammate by his side on court; his history in doubles is a short one. In his professional career, the Murcia native has only played nine matches in the team format, none of them coming in the past two seasons. While his meteoric rise to the top of men’s tennis came off the back of very little experience on the big stages, adapting to the team discipline will provide a new opportunity for the prodigy from El Palmar to show off his ability to learn quickly.

For his part, Nadal is one of the most experienced players on Tour when it comes to the Olympics. The Mallorcan is the only active male player to have won a gold medal in singles and doubles, a fitting record at the four-yearly event for one of the sport’s most legendary players.

Spanish tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya delivered inspiring speeches Wednesday at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar graduation. The 92-time tour-level titlist Nadal shared with the 52 graduates a story about an impactful conversation he had with rival and friend Roger Federer.

Although Nadal and Federer are widely regarded as two of the greatest players to ever touch a tennis racquet, the 38-year-old Spaniard revealed that he and the Swiss agree that there is something more important that they want to be remembered by.

“A few months ago I had the chance to visit the Italian Dolomites in the company of my friend and rival Roger Federer. There in the mountains, we had a very interesting conversation about a word that I think is very important: legacy,” Nadal said in Spanish.

“Both Roger and I agree on something we believe is of the utmost importance. How would we like to be remembered in a few years? How do we want the future generations to think of us? We are both very sure of our answers. It’s great that our achievements, our titles and our records are recognised, but as the years go by it is probable that someone will arrive and do something better.

“What is important, then, is that which will always be remembered. Therefore, both Roger and I agree that we would like to be remembered as good people. We live in a society that highlights the what and the now above all else. But I would like to highlight the importance of the how. When you are at university or on a tennis court, say to yourself occasionally, ‘How would I like my classmates to remember me? And my teachers? My friends?’ I could tell you to try and be influencers in your surroundings, but I prefer the term leaders. The people around you should see you as someone who should be copied because of their values.”

Daniil Medvedev’s sense of humour and thoughtful— sometimes sarcastic — answers always provide entertainment.

The 28-year-old provided plenty of laughs in a new ATP Tour feature, during which Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Holger Rune, Taylor Fritz, amongst others, provided their grass-court predictions. Medvedev delivered the funniest moment of the piece.

“I don’t have a grass-court title, I will try to win Halle this year… No, I have one in Mallorca! Forget it,” Medvedev said with a smile, seemingly forgetting that he won a trophy on the surface in 2021.

Medvedev also delivered a surprise answer, naming a player outside the Top 40 of the PIF ATP Rankings when asked about a dark horse for the grass swing while several others agreed on a lefty inside the Top 20. Can you guess either player?

Ruud and Hubert Hurkacz chose a fellow Top 10 star to find success throughout the next month while Ben Shelton is eyeing a colleague to relive a standout 2023 run.

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Lorenzo Musetti reached his third tour-level grass-court quarter-final on Wednesday at the BOSS OPEN, where he clawed past Germany’s Dominik Koepfer 6-7(9), 7-6(5), 6-3.

The fifth-seeded Italian failed to convert five set points in the first set and then rallied from 3/5 in the second-set tie-break to stay alive in Stuttgart. He struck 15 winners in the third set to advance after two hours and 49 minutes.

“It was a really, really tough match,” Musetti said. “We saw two hours and a half of really good tennis. Dominik was playing really, really well... We were fighting until the end and I am really proud of myself.”

With his 13th win of the season, Musetti levelled his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Koepfer at 1-1. The No. 30 player in the PIF ATP Rankings also reached the quarter-finals in Stuttgart last year and will aim to go one step further this week when he next plays Alexander Bublik after the third seed defeated the 2023 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF champion Hamad Medjedovic 6-1, 7-6(4).

Bublik, who fired 18 aces against Medjedovic, clinched the biggest title of his career last season on grass at the ATP 500 in Halle.

ATP has today announced a global partnership with OFX, a leading global payments company working with businesses and individuals to help manage and simplify their FX needs. The collaboration will unlock significant enhancements to financial services across the ATP Tour.

OFX will provide a range of global payment solutions to ATP, including prize money payments, a prize money player platform, and corporate FX transactions. The partnership aims to simplify payment processes, enhance data security, and expedite payments for players in their preferred currency.

"Last season the ATP Tour delivered a record US$230 million in compensation to players all over the world,” said Daniele Sanò, ATP Chief Business Officer. "OFX’s services will help us optimise our financial operations, add value to players, and create efficiencies across our global ecosystem. Our partnership is a true brand fit."

OFX becomes the Official Prize Money Payment Partner of the ATP Tour, through 2027, delivering its leading currency exchange services across the global Tour.

"We are excited to embark on this journey with the ATP Tour as their Official Prize Money Payment Partner," said Josh Goines, OFX North American regional president. "This partnership underscores our dedication to supporting the growth of the ATP and reflects our commitment to delivering seamless financial solutions to these tremendous athletes worldwide."

The Terra Wortmann Open is one of eight grass-court events on the calendar. Among those in action this year at the ATP 500 will be World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev.

Here's what you need to know ahead of the German tournament:

When is the Terra Wortmann Open?The ATP 500 event will be held from 15-23 June. The grass-court tournament, established in 1993, will take place at the OWL Arena in Halle, Germany. The tournament director is Ralf Weber.

Who is playing at the Terra Wortmann Open?Eight players from the Top 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings are among the field: Sinner, Zverev, Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Hubert Hurkacz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Bublik and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

When is the draw for the Terra Wortmann Open?The Terra Wortmann Open singles draw will be made on Saturday, 15 June at a time to be confirmed.

The Cinch Championships at The Queen’s Club is a historic grass-court tournament in London that has seen previous champions such as Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Carlos Alcaraz..

Here's what you need to know ahead of the tournament in the UK capital:

When is the Cinch Championships?The ATP 500 event will be held from 15-23 June. The grass-court tournament, established in 1969, will take place at The Queen’s Club in London, UK. The tournament director is Jamie Murray.

Who is playing at the Cinch Championships?Defending champion Alcaraz returns to the ATP 500, where Alex de Minaur, Grigor Dimitrov, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton and Holger Rune are in the field.

When is the draw for the Cinch Championships?The Cinch Championships singles draw will be made on Saturday, 15 June at 12:30 p.m.

Home, sweet home.

Jannik Sinner returned to his hometown of Sexten in northern Italy Tuesday to continue the celebration of his ascent to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings. The 22-year-old was warmly received by a large contingent of media and local residents.

“It's always an amazing feeling going back where I was born, where my family raised me. It's always a special feeling,” Sinner said ahead of the trip. “Coming home, I always have my memories in my head, going to ski and seeing myself with friends playing as a little kid and child. Always coming back to that place is special.

“It makes me feel home, it makes me feel very happy where I am from and very proud. Giving something back to this beautiful place, it's something truly amazing.”

Jannik Sinner made history Monday when he climbed to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings following Roland Garros.

The 22-year-old now stands at the pinnacle of the sport, which he says is "the biggest meaning we have in our sport. It's the best number you can have".

In the latest edition of ATPTour.com's 'Tuesday Trivia' series, we test your knowledge of Sinner's rise to World No. 1.

Alexander Zverev withdrew from the BOSS OPEN on Tuesday due to fatigue.

The No. 4 player in the PIF ATP Rankings reached the Roland Garros final, his second championship match at a Grand Slam tournament (2020 US Open).

"I've played a lot of tennis in the last few weeks and reached the final in Paris, where I played five tough sets,” Zverev said. “I feel that my body is not ready to go from clay to grass now."

The German owns a 34-10 record this season. He won an ATP Masters 1000 title on clay in Rome.

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