Find out the winner of the 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals champion and how much the winner grabs in prize money
The Next Gen ATP Finals are in their sixth year, and previous editions have included shorter sets with first-to-four games and other experimental format alterations. The new rules prohibited substitutions after the first game of each set and only permitted one sit-down after three games. They also mandated a 15-second serve clock following aces, double-faults, and unreturned serves, as well as coaching during an opponent’s bathroom or medical break.
Next Gen ATP Finals 2022 Winners Prize Money, Brandon Nakashima vs Jiri Lehecka Winner, Results, Score
The last edition was won by World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz. Let us have a look at this year’s champion.
Brandon Nakashima vs Jiri Lehecka
By defeating Jiri Lehecka in straight sets twice this week, American Brandon Nakashima maintained his perfect record and won the Next Gen ATP Finals on Saturday. With Lehecka sending a forehand long on the first of three championship points, Nakashima won 4-3 (5), 4-3 (6), 4-2, winning in in 80 minutes.
In the final tournament of the year for players 21 and under, fourth-seeded Nakashima triumphed in all five of his matches, including a straight-set victory over Lehecka in the group stage.
Nakashima had to come back after falling behind 3-1 in the first set and had to fend off two set points in the second set tiebreaker. In the first game, Nakashima’s serve was broken by Lehecka, who was playing for both revenge and the championship. But Nakashima came back with a break in the sixth game to force a tiebreaker, when the American jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead and won the tiebreaker and the set. Lehecka posed a similar threat to open the second game, but Nakashima was able to hold off two break points early on. The following service break, which occurred in the tournament’s final game, would in fact turn out to be the most significant.
Having fallen against fellow countryman Sebastian Korda in the semifinals of the previous competition, this was Nakashima’s second appearance at the Next Gen Finals.
Next Gen ATP Finals 2022 Prize Money
The winner aka Brandon Nakashima, along with the trophy will go home with $432,750 and the runner up Jiri Lehecka will bag $113,500 at the 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals.
| Prize Money | |
|---|---|
| Alternate | $13,000 |
| Participation Fee | $82,250 |
| Round-robin match win | $28,000 |
| Semi-final match win | $113,500 |
| Final win | $153,000 |
| Undefeated champion | $432,750 |
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