Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic turned the sixth winner of the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals after a five-set win over France’s Arthur Fils.
The 20-year-old world quantity 111 recovered from letting two match factors slip within the fourth set earlier than profitable 3-4(6-8) 4-1 4-2 3-4(9/11) 4-1.
The event is the season-ending occasion for the top-ranked male gamers aged 21 and below.
The occasion has a best-of-five format with 4 video games profitable a set.
Former champions embody present prime 10 gamers Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
This season, Medjedovic reached tour-level semi-finals in Gstaad and Astana and gained three ATP Challenger Tour occasions.
He’s the lowest-ranked champion in event historical past however transformed his third match level to get previous his 19-year-old opponent, ranked 36 on this planet.
“I can not imagine I’ve gained this title however it will give me loads of confidence for 2024,” he stated.
“Arthur is a tremendous participant – he is prime 40 for a motive – so I am actually comfortable.
“It was powerful after the primary set. I modified my garments and recovered and began to play good once more. I did not play good after I had match factors within the fourth set. I wasn’t relaxed, I used to be very stiff.
“Thank God I recovered and I used to be simply making an attempt to remain relaxed as a lot as I may and I managed to do it in the long run.”
Medjedovic obtained messages of help in the course of the week from compatriot Novak Djokovic, who clinched a document seventh ATP Finals title in Turin final month.
“Two of us from Serbia. He gained the large Masters, the true one, and I gained the Subsequent Gen. Clearly, it is an enormous factor and I am comfortable to observe in his footsteps ultimately,” he added.