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It’s the first day of the Next-Gen Finals, which were a casualty of the pandemic a year ago.
The top two – Jannik Sinner and Félix Auger-Aliassime, are no-shows. They’re in Stockholm as the top two seeds in the ATP 250 event.
But it’s still a nifty, diverse group.
Meanwhile, Andy Murray looked for some results in Sweden. And after a win Tuesday he’ll meet No. 1 seed Sinner.
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Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Category: ATP 250
Dates: Nov. 8 – 14, 2021
Prize money: €711,275
Draws: S28 – D16
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021
Final results
Singles, first round
Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) def [6] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 61 20 retd
[5] Taylor Fritz (USA) def. [LL] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 64 64
Pedro Martinez (ESP) def Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) 64 36 76 (4)
[WC] Andy Murray (GBR) def. [Q] Viktor Durasovic (NOR) 61 76 (7)
Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) def. [LL] Nino Serdarusic (CRO) 76 (5) 76 (5)
Doubles, first round
Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Andres Molteni (ARG) def [1] Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) 67 (5) 75 [10-7]
[WC] Markus Eriksson / Elias Ymer (SWE) def Matwe Middelkoop (NED) / Andreas Mies (GER) 26 64 [10-5]
[WC] Andre Goransson / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) def. [ALT] Karl Friberg (SWE) / Mohamed Safwat (EGY) 61 36 [10-6]
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Location: Milan, Italy
Category: Exhibition
Dates: Nov. 9 – 13, 2021
Prize money: $1,300,000
Draws: 8-player Round-Robin
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021
Final Results
Group A
[1] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) def. [7] Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (DEN) 43 (6) 42 40
[4] Brandon Nakashima (USA) def. [5] Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) 41 34 (3) 41 40
Group B
[2] Sebastian Korda (USA) def [8] Hugo Gaston (FRA) 34 (2) 34 (6) 40 43 (3) 40
[6] Sebastian Baez (ARG) def. [3] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 41 41 34 (5) 43 (5)