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ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi reveals he has received “very good feedback” from the players and his people regarding the 2023 Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah and confirmed the men’s tennis association “wants to work with the Saudis.” In late November and early December, Saudi Arabia hosted an official tennis tournament for the first time ever.
In Jeddah, Hamad Medjedovic won the Next Gen ATP Finals, a tournament where top 21-and-under rising stars competed. Throughout the year, some have been opposed to staging tournaments in Saudi Arabia, with some claiming it’s an unsafe place.
But according to Gaudenzi, the players and his people didn’t have a single negative word to say about Jeddah as the host. “I think I’ve heard very, very good feedback, both from the players and from my team, in terms of execution, the infrastructure here is impressive,” Gaudenzi told The National.
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