Next Gen ATP Finals 2024: How it works

The eight-player field is broken into two groups of four, with each player contesting three round-robin matches. The top two players from each group advance into a knockout semi-final and final rounds.

The tournament has been an incubator for innovation in men’s tennis since its inception, including electronic line-calling, shortened scoring format – matches are best of five sets but just to four games each – in-match coaching and more.

This year, the age eligibility was lowered from 21 to 20 years old.

Fils enters the event as the favourite with Michelsen (41), Mensik (48) and Shang (50) also ranked inside the world’s top 50.

See the tournament schedule below, plus find out how to tune into the action.