Fils needed all five sets to defeat Nardi,
taking a 2-4, 4-3 (6), 4-2, 1-4, 4-2 victory in Green Group
play.
Another Italian, Flavio Cobolli, moved to 1-0 in the Green
Group, beating Dominic Stricker of Switzerland 4-2, 3-4 (7),
4-1, 4-2.
In the Red Group, Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic and American Alex
Michelsen played the second five-set match of day in a Red Group
pairing. Medjedovic squandered a two-set lead but emerged with a
4-2, 4-3 (3), 3-4 (3), 3-4 (5), 4-3 (4) victory.
France's Luca van Assche knocked off Abedallah Shelbayh of
Jordan 4-3 (5), 3-4 (5), 4-1, 4-1, also in the Red Group.
The ATP Next Gen Finals are the season-ending event for the
top-ranked male players 21 and under.
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Holger Rune on Denmark both
qualified by age, but they also qualified for the overall ATP
Finals and are not in Jeddah.
Ben Shelton (medical) and Lorenzo Musetti (personal) both
withdrew.
After the round-robin stage, the tournament moves to the
semifinals.
--Field Level Media
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