Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Alex de Minaur in the final, 2–4, 4–1, 4–3(7–3), 4–3(7–3) to win the 2018 Next Generation ATP tennis finals. Chung Hyeon was the 2017 champion, but was ineligible to compete this year due to his age.
The 2018 Next Generation ATP Finals was a men's exhibition tennis tournament played in Milan, Italy, from 6 to 10 November 2018. It was the season-ending event for the best singles players who were age 21 and under on the 2018 ATP World Tour.
The top seven players in the Emirates ATP Race to Milan qualified. The eighth spot went to Italian wild card Liam Caruana, who won a national qualifying tournament.[1] Eligible players had to be 21 or under at the start of the year (born in 1997 or later for 2018 edition). 19-year-old Alex de Minaur was the youngest and only teenage player.
Due to participation in the ATP Finals the following week, Alexander Zverev again withdrew from the tournament because of an injury,[2] as did Denis Shapovalov, citing exhaustion.[3]
Players in gold have qualified.
Players in dark gold qualified, but withdrew.
Final Standings of the Race to Milan (29 October 2018)[4]
No.
ATP rank
Player
Points
Tournaments
Birth year
-
5
Alexander Zverev
5,085
20
1997
1
16
Stefanos Tsitsipas
2,095
30
1998
-
29
Denis Shapovalov
1,430
26
1999
2
33
Alex de Minaur
1,288
26
1999
3
44
Frances Tiafoe
1,035
24
1998
4
49
Taylor Fritz
969
27
1997
5
76
Andrey Rublev
715
21
1997
6
80
Jaume Munar
697
30
1997
7
79
Hubert Hurkacz
650
28
1997
Italian wildcard
114
622
Liam Caruana
45
20
1998
Alternates
9
99
Ugo Humbert
579
27
1998
10
102
Michael Mmoh
541
27
1998
Results[]
Final[]
Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Alex de Minaur, 2–4, 4–1, 4–3(7–3), 4–3(7–3)
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then head-to-head records; 5. ATP rankings.