Competition Format:

All matches will be best of five tie-break sets. Each set will be first to four games with a margin of two with a

normal tie-break played at three games all. Games will be decided using the No-Ad scoring method with the

Server’s choice of the service box.

Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP)

- 40 minutes to ATAhotel (ATP Staff Hotel) and Fiera Milano (Site)

- 50 minutes to ME Milan Il Duca (Official Tournament Hotel)

Milan Linate Airport (LIN)

- 45 minutes to ATAhotel (ATP Staff Hotel) and Fiera Milano (Site)

- 40 minutes to ME Milan Il Duca (Official Tournament Hotel)

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- Unless already given, to book your airport pick-up, please complete the online form here:

https://atp.formstack.com/forms/nextgenatpfinalstransport_atpstaff or inform Loulou Rowlands

lrowlands@atpworldtour.com with your arrival and departure details as soon as possible.

- Your accreditation has been arranged and will be available for collection from the Welcome Area on-site. The

Welcome Area is located at the front, public entrance to the Fiera Milano. This is marked on the plan, shown

on page 4.

Site: Fiera Milano

Strada Statale 33 del Sempione 28, Rho 20017

ATP Staff Hotel: ATAhotel Expo Fiera

Via Giovanni Keplero 12, Pero 20016

Official Tournament Hotel: ME Milan Il Duca

Piazza della Repubblica 13, Milan 20124

Practice Court and Site for Next Gen ATP Finals Qualifying Event: Sporting Milano 3

Residenza Palazzo dei Cigni, Basiglio 20080

- Between Milan city centre and Fiera Milano: Monday 6 November – Saturday 11 November

- Hourly shuttle service from ME Milan Il Duca Hotel to Fiera Milano between 8:00am and 8:00pm

- Hourly shuttle service from Fiera Milano to ME Milan Il Duca Hotel between 10:00am and 00:00am

- Between ATAhotel Expo Fiera and Fiera Milano: Monday 6 November – Saturday 11 November

- Shuttle service from ATAhotel to Fiera Milano at 7:45am and 9:00am

- Shuttle service from Fiera Milano to ATAhotel at 00:00am and 90 minutes following last ball

- Outside of these times, there is a tube available and a constant free shuttle service from the hotel to the

tube station and back.

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ATP Referee: +39 02 3662 1107

ATP Office: +39 02 3662 2208

Player Desk: +39 02 3662 1109

Press Office: +39 02 3662 1110

Transportation: +30 02 3662 1111

- Offices on-site will be open for staff to use from Sunday 5 November. Should you need to be on-site any

earlier than this, please let us know.

- Media Centre and ATP PR & Marketing Office opens Monday, 6 November.

- Venue opening and closing times as follows:

- ATP Staff: Sunday 5 - Saturday 11 November at 8:00am.

- Players: Sunday 5 - Thursday 9 November at 9:00am, Friday 10 - Saturday 11 November at 10:00am.

- Tennis Family, Sponsors and Public: Tuesday 7 - Thursday 9 November at 12:00pm, Friday 10 - Saturday

11 November at 5:30pm.

- Site closing time: 90 minutes following last ball

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Tennis Family Restaurant:

- Tuesday 7 – Thursday 9 November: 12:00pm – 2:00pm and 6:30pm – 11:30pm

Player Restaurant:

- Sunday 5 – Monday 6 November: 11:00am – 6:00pm

- Tuesday 7 – Sunday 11 November: 11:00am – 60 minutes following last ball

Media Dining:

- Discounted public catering, as is the case for Rome. Details to be confirmed.

- Tennis Family will be a space shared between ATP, FIT (Federazione Italiana Tennis) and CONI (Comitato

Olimpico Nazionale Italiano).

- Ileana Donadelli will be overseeing Tennis Family for ATP including on-site hospitality, ticketing, accreditation,

hotel requests and transport for ATP’s invited guests. Please contact Ileana with any requests.

- Each office will be equipped with basic office equipment to include desks, chairs, printer / photocopier, Wi-Fi

and Internet via Ethernet per person, fridge, phone, power sockets and TV. Should you require anything

further, please make sure you are able to provide this.

- There are hot desks located across the offices on-site so as to accommodate all staff.

- There will be a meeting room on-site. Meeting requests need to be directed to Ileana.

A – ATP Tournament Director Office

B – ATP Office

C – Player Restaurant and Lounge

D – ATP Supervisor’s Office

E - ATP Live Scoring Office

F – Chair Umpires, Review Official and IT Support

G – Player Gym

H – ATP Physios

I – Player Locker Rooms

J – Player and VIP Transport Desk

K – Player and VIP Entrance

L – Line Umpires

M – Ball Persons

Next Gen ATP Finals Qualifying Event:

- Taking place at Sporting Milano 3 from Friday 3 November to Sunday 5 November.

- Food is available to purchase on-site at Sporting Milano 3.

- The top 8 ranked Italians aged 21 and under will play in a Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final format. The winner will receive

the wild card spot for the main draw.

- Main draw players will also be using this facility for practice between Wednesday 1 November and Saturday 4 November.

Official Launch and Draw:

- The official launch and draw will take place in the evening of Sunday 5 November in the city centre.

- Full details and invites to be confirmed.

- All key event stakeholders will be present; players, sponsors, media and invited guests.

- Media requirement for players on Monday 6 November in city centre. Full details to be confirmed.

Closing Party:

- Saturday 11 November following the Final. Full details to be confirmed.

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ATP Tournament Directors: Ross Hutchins and George Ciz

ATP Rules and Competition: Gayle Bradshaw

Event Operations: Alice Stenger (show production)

ATP Supervisor: Tom Barnes

ATP Tour Manager: Konstantin Haerle

ATP Physiotherapists: Stephane Vivier, Seif Wardani

ATP Player Services: Loulou Rowlands

ATP Commercial: Sara Marchionni

ATP PR & Marketing: Edward La Cava, Fabienne Benoit, Mark Epps

ATP Tennis Family: Ileana Donadelli

IT Support: Ali Nili, Jan Baranek

ATP Live Scoring and Scenarios Update: Bram Tukker, Graham Edgar

ATP IT Support: Roger Batt

ATP Social: Elena Scuro, Philippe Sabourault, Leigh Walsh (Livewire)

ATP Web Team and Web Editors: Kate Flory, Jonathon Braden, Alvaro Rama, Michael Chen, Cheng Wen

ATP Photographer: Peter Staples

ATP Security: Bob Campbell

Clean Cut Media: Martin Lane, Jack Ross, Rob McKenzie

Without Limits Productions: Charlie Fox, Matt Olarewaju

Additional key personnel on-site:

ATP Media (broadcast), Crionet (scoring), Hawk-Eye (line-calling) and Wasserman (show production)

Hawk-Eye Live – Live Electronic Line Calling on all lines on court during the tournament. The new system will make an

instant automated ‘out’ call. The Chair Umpire will be the only match official on-court during the event. All close calls will be

accompanied with visualisation of the ‘out’ call.

Countdown Clock - A shot clock will be used in between points to ensure strict regulation of the 25-second rule, as well as

during set breaks, Medical Time-Outs, and the five-minute countdown from the player walk-on to the first point of the

match.

No Lets - The No-Let rule will apply to serves, bringing in an additional element of unpredictability at the start of points. This

rule will also remove any ambiguity over let calling from umpires, ensuring the rule is consistent with normal ‘let’

occurrences during regular point exchanges.

Shorter Warm-Up - Matches will begin precisely 5 minutes from the second player walk-on, leading to a reduction in down

time before the beginning of matches.

Limit of One Medical Time-Out per Match

Player Coaching - Players and coaches will be able to communicate via headsets between sets and when the opponent calls

a medical time-out or toilet break. This will provide additional content and entertainment value for broadcast. Coaches will

not be allowed on-court.

Free Movement of Spectators – The ‘free movement’ policy will be applied to the crowd (except behind the baselines)

throughout the tournament. The policy will enable fans to move freely in and out of the stadium during matches, providing a

relaxed fan-friendly atmosphere and ensuring fans are not restricted entry into the stadium at any time