TURIN, Italy — The ATP Finals will stay in Turin not less than by 2026, the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation introduced Thursday — though political points may have an effect on whether or not the match stays in Italy past then.
ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi introduced in November that the contract for the year-ending match with the Italian federation was prolonged for an additional 5 years by 2030 — however with out specifying whether or not the occasion would stay in Turin or transfer to Milan and a brand new enviornment being constructed for ice hockey on the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Now there will probably be not less than two extra editions of the match in Turin: in November this 12 months and in 2026.
“A minimum of till 2026, the ATP Finals will probably be contested in Turin,” Italian federation president Angelo Binaghi stated.
However Binaghi additionally stated {that a} new authorities decree which may diminish the federation’s management over organizing the match threatens to drive the ATP to go elsewhere.
“It is upsetting that that is taking place throughout the biggest second within the historical past of Italian tennis,” Binaghi stated, referring to how Jannik Sinner on Sunday turned the primary Italian to win a singles title at Wimbledon. “However we’ll do the whole lot we will to maintain the match right here.”
The ATP Finals have been in Turin since 2021, following a 12-year run in London.
Sinner gained the title final 12 months.
