Brandon Nakashima and Jiri Lehecka will take on one another in the round-robin stage of the 2022 ATP Next Gen Finals on November 9.
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The fourth seed Brandon Nakashima was stretched to the limit by world no. 134 Matteo Arnaldi in the first match before regrouping and edging the Italian to take second place in the Green Group table. After dropping the first set, Nakashima was in danger of dropping the second after giving up a break in the fifth game. In the next set, it was Arnaldi’s turn to fight back. He rallied from a 1-3 deficit and then won the tiebreak to tie the game at 2-2. Nakashima took control of the final set, breaking the Italian to love in the third game before going on to win 2-4, 4-3 (9-7), 4-3 (7-4), 3-4 (4-7), 4-2.
The fifth seed Jiri Lehecka began his campaign with a bang, defeating eighth seed Francesco Passaro in straight sets to take the lead in the Green Group after the first round of round robin matches. Lehecka won the one-hour and seven-minute match 4-1, 4-3 (9-7), 4-1 by converting three of five breakpoints and saving two of three. The 21-year-old Czech, who is 41-31 overall this season, reached two Challenger finals this year, one of which he won on clay. His biggest tour-level success came as a qualifier in Rotterdam, where he reached the semifinals. He is 9-10 on indoor surfaces and leads the group.
Brandon Nakashima and Jiri Lehecka are scheduled to take on one another in the round-robin stage of the 2022 ATP Next Gen Finals on November 9. The tournament is scheduled to be held from November 8 to November 12, 2022.
The eight players at the ATP Next Gen Finals 2022 have been divided into two groups, these are the Green group and the Red group. Each player will play one match against everyone in their group and the top two from each will make it through to the semi-finals. The top finisher of one group will face the second finisher of the other. The winner of those two matches will then meet in the final to decide who will win the 2022 ATP Next Gen Finals crown.
| Team Green | Team Red |
|---|---|
| Holger Rune | Lorenzo Musetti |
| Brandon Nakashima | Jack Draper |
| Jiri Lehecka | Chun-Hsin Tseng |
| Franceso Passaro | Dominic Stricker |
Read more: 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals: Where to watch, Schedule, Format, Seeds, Prize Money
The ATP Next Gen Finals 2022 will have three rounds of action. These are the round-robin stage, the semi-finals and the final. The competition’s main draw is set to commence on November 8, 2022 and conclude on November 12, 2022.
| Date | Competition Stage |
|---|---|
| November 8-10 | Round-Robin |
| November 11 | Semi-final |
| November 12 | Final |
| Player | Seed |
|---|---|
| Lorenzo Musetti | 1 |
| Jack Draper | 2 |
| Brandon Nakashima | 3 |
| Jiří Lehečka | 4 |
| Tseng Chun-hsin | 5 |
| Dominic Stricker | 6 |
| Francesco Passaro | 7 |
| Matteo Arnaldi | 8 |
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