TURIN, Italy — The ATP Finals will stay in Turin at the very least by 2026, the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation introduced Thursday — though political points might have an effect on whether or not the event stays in Italy past then.
ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi introduced in November that the contract for the year-ending event 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 area being constructed for ice hockey on the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Now there might be at the very least two extra editions of the event in Turin: in November this 12 months and in 2026.
“Not less than till 2026, the ATP Finals might be contested in Turin,” Italian federation president Angelo Binaghi mentioned.
However Binaghi additionally mentioned {that a} new authorities decree which might diminish the federation’s management over organizing the event threatens to drive the ATP to go elsewhere.
“It is upsetting that that is taking place throughout the best second within the historical past of Italian tennis,” Binaghi mentioned, referring to how Jannik Sinner on Sunday turned the primary Italian to win a singles title at Wimbledon. “However we’ll do every little thing we will to maintain the event 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.
