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London will host the Nitto ATP Finalsfor the 12th and final time this month, with the world’s best players descending on the English capital before the ATP’s flagship event moves to Turin, Italy in 2021 for the first of at least five years. Here are 10 things you might like to know about the Nitto ATP Finals. The ATP Finals begin on the 15th November and run for 1 week until the 22nd November 2020. Where are the Nitto ATP Finals? The tournament is held at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London. It has been held in London since 2009, but in 2021 is moving to Turin, Italy.

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Nitto Denko Corporation (Headquarters: Osaka; President, CEO & COO: Hideo Takasaki; “Nitto”, hereafter) has today announced a five-year extension of their highly successful partnership with the ATP until 2025. The extension will see Nitto continue as title partner of the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals, in partnership with the ATP, the Italian Tennis Federation (FIT), and the City of Turin. Nitto will also become a year-round Gold Partner of the ATP Tour and its Official Athletic Tape Sponsor.

The Nitto ATP Finals is the year-end finale of the ATP Tour season, where the world’s best men’s players battle it out for the Tour’s most prestigious title. Nitto’s approach, of amazing and inspiring people through its innovative products and services, shares many commonalities with the Nitto ATP Finals, where the world’s top players strive to become the best of the best, inspiring fans with their performance. Based on this Nitto has been sponsoring the event since 2017, with our vision of 'supporting those who take on challenges.'

From 2021-2025 the Nitto ATP Finals will be held in Turin, in collaboration with the ATP, FIT and City of Turin. In addition, by becoming a year-round Gold Partner and Official Athletic Tape Sponsor of the ATP Tour from 2021, Nitto will provide its athletic taping products to the ATP Medical Team to support many tennis players throughout the season.

Hideo Takasaki, Nitto President, CEO & COO, said: “We are delighted and excited to be extending our partnership with the ATP and our long-term commitment to the Nitto ATP Finals. As a Gold Partner of the ATP Tour and its Official Athletic Tape Sponsor, we look forward to supporting tennis players participating on Tour, throughout the season. In Turin, a city with a strong spirit of innovation, we are confident the Nitto ATP Finals will be an event that amazes and inspires people all over the world.”

Andrea Gaudenzi, ATP Chairman, said： “We are very proud to extend our partnership with Nitto for five more years. Nitto are global industry leaders and have fully embraced their sponsorship of our season-ending event since our partnership began three years ago. Together with the FIT, we look to build upon that relationship and the record growth the event has achieved during its time in London. We also look forward to working closely with Nitto as our year-round Tour partner, as they assist in protecting players’ health by providing top quality athletic taping related products for use at events across the season.”

Chiara Appendino, Mayor of Turin, said: “Turin is excited to welcome the Nitto ATP Finals in 2021 and write the next chapter in the event’s rich history. To be doing so with the long-term commitment of a world-leading partner like Nitto is a real statement of belief in Turin’s ability to deliver an exceptional and innovative event.”

Angelo Binaghi, FIT President, said: “We would like to thank Nitto for their invaluable commitment and support of the ATP Finals. The event has already received tremendous commercial interests from major global brands and will be a historic milestone for tennis in Italy, helping to inspire the next generations of players and fans.”

The Nitto ATP Finals in 2019 delivered record social and digital engagement, including 400 million impressions, 69 million video views and 12 million social interactions via ATP Tour and Tennis TV channels.

About The ATP

The ATP is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits — the ATP Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour. With 64 tournaments in 30 countries, the ATP Tour showcases the finest male athletes competing in the world’s most exciting venues. From Australia to Europe and the Americas to Asia, the stars of the 2020 ATP Tour will battle for prestigious titles and FedEx ATP Rankings points at ATP Masters 1000, 500 and 250 events, as well as Grand Slams (non-ATP events). The 2020 season launched in January with the inaugural ATP Cup in Australia and will culminate with only the world’s top 8 qualified singles players and doubles teams competing for the last title of the season at the Nitto ATP Finals in November. Held at The O2 in London, the event will officially crown the 2020 ATP World No. 1. For more information, please visit www.ATPTour.com.

About Nitto (Nitto Denko Corporation)

Since its founding in 1918, Nitto has been a manufacturer of highly functional materials that have been deployed into a wide range of global industries, from electronics, automotive, environmental, to healthcare. Based on four core technologies: adhesion, coating, polymer function control, and polymer analysis & evaluation, Nitto provides customers with various products such as polarizing films, which are indispensable for screen displays of smartphones and TVs, industrial adhesive tapes, automobile parts, and medical supplies. Under the brand slogan of “Innovation for Customers”, Nitto is contributing to a better life by solving social issues and improving corporate value.
For details, please visit our official website (www.nitto.com/) or this special website by Nitto (www.nitto.com/NittoATPFinals/)

Contact Us

【For inquiries about Nitto ATP Finals.】
ATP – Simon Higson　E-mail: (simon.higson@atptour.com)　*Will be handled in English

©NITTO DENKO CORPORATION. 2021 All rights reserved.

The ATP Finals 2020 is set to begin as the top eight male players in the world will compete for the top prize. The tournament marks the end of a difficult season that saw numerous tournaments being canceled and many scheduling changes.

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Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal headline the ATP Finals 2020 as the top two seeds. They are followed by the likes of Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev. Defending champion Stefanos Tsistipas, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, and Diego Schwartzman complete the line-up.

The tournament will be played behind closed doors. With the absence of fans in the stadiums, the job of commentators becomes more challenging to keep up the excitement levels during the matches.

Some of the best tennis commentators will bring the action to the fans watching remotely.

Commentators for ATP Finals 2020

Robbie Koenig

Robbie Koenig is a prominent name on the ATP Tour’s commentary and analysis circuit. Koenig was a top doubles player in his playing days and even made the US Open doubles semi-finals.

The South African is in the commentary booth for most of the ATP Masters 1000 events. He also features during the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. Some of Koenig’s comments on-air are quite famous among fans.

Nick Lester

Nick Lester is one of the top commentators on the ATP Tour. After retiring as a player, Lester stepped onto the commentary scene and his partnership with Koenig is well known. Lester commentates during the major ATP Masters 1000 and 500 events.

He is always on-air during the big matches on the ATP Tour.

Greg Rusedski

Rusedski is a former world number four player. He represented Britain as well as Canada during his tennis career. Rusedski is a former finalist at the 1997 US Open.

Rusedski was the British number one player as well on various occasions. He also represented Britain’s Davis Cup team and scored 30 wins over his Davis Cup career.

Daniela Hantuchova

The former world number five WTA player has been an active commentator and analyst since her retirement in 2017. Hantuchova announced herself on the tour with a win over Martina Hingis in the 2002 Indian Wells final. She reached the Australian Open semi-final in 2008 and is also a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon and twice at the US Open.

She covers major tournaments as a commentator for Amazon Prime and also provides analysis.

Tim Henman

The former world number one and one of the top British tennis players of all-time, Henman retired from tennis in 2007. He has since been an active commentator and analyst, especially at Wimbledon.

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As a player, Henman won 15 career titles. He reached the Wimbledon semi-finals on four occasions, as well as once each at the French Open and US Open. He is also a silver-medallist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

Sam Smith

Sam Smith is a former player herself. Smith was the number one British female player from 1996-1999. Smith reached the Wimbledon fourth round in 1998, beating former champion Conchita Martinez in the process. An ankle injury cut short her career and Smith retired in the year 2000 before the age of 30.

She is already an experienced tennis commentator and is known for her analysis of the sport.

Mark Petchey

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Mark Petchey is a former ATP player from England. He turned pro in 1988 and even made the top-80 of the world rankings in 1994. After retiring from tennis, he even coached Andy Murray for a brief period, during the early phase of Murray’s career.

He is now a top tennis commentator for the likes of Amazon Prime and BBC.

Annabel Croft

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Croft is a former top-30 WTA player. Croft represented Britain in the Fed Cup as well in 1985 and 1986. However, she announced her retirement from the sport at a very early age of 21 as she did not enjoy playing at the time.

Her best Grand Slam is two third-round appearances, at Wimbledon and US Open.

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