The ATP announced Friday the calendar for the 2025 season, with no Masters 1,000 expected in Saudi Arabiawho will have to be content for now with the Next Gen Finals celebration, the exhibition tournament that brings together the eight best U21 players of the year.
The new calendar includes significant changes such as the expansion of the Masters 1,000 in Canada and Cincinnati to twelve-day tournaments, thus participating in tournaments in Rome, Madrid, Shanghai, Indian Wells and Miami, having adapted this format in the past. Only Monte Carlo and Paris-Bercy, within the Masters 1,000, remain ten-day tournaments.
In addition, the number of ATP 500 is expanded from 13 in 2024 to 16after the improvement of Dallas, Doha and Munich.
The ATP Finals will continue in Turinas planned until 2027, and the Next Gen Finals will be played in Jeddah for the third consecutive edition.
As for minor tournaments, the one in Estoril is missingplayed on clay on the European tour before Roland Garros, the one in Córdoba (Argentina), moved to Mallorca and will be played on grass in the preview of Wimbledon, the one in Hamburg (ATP 500) went from being played in July to being played in Maybefore Roland Garros, and the ATP 250 in Los Cabos goes from playing in February to July.
Saudi Arabia, which has already secured several sponsorship contracts The ATP aims to establish a tenth Masters 1,000 to be held before the Australian Open in Januarybut it will have to wait until 2026 at least.
In addition, the Saudis will hold an exhibition, called ‘Six Kings Slams’, in October, where, among others, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will participate. Alcaraz and the Serbian have already played an exhibition there at the end of 2023.
Saudi Arabia also aims to add to its portfolio the WTA Finals, held last year in Cancun, without controversy due to the disastrous conditions in which the event was held.
Source: La Verdad
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