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 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 shall be not less than two extra editions of the event in Turin: in November this yr and in 2026.
“At the least till 2026, the ATP Finals shall 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 event threatens to power the ATP to go elsewhere.
“It is upsetting that that is taking place through the biggest second within the historical past of Italian tennis,” Binaghi stated, referring to how Jannik Sinner on Sunday grew to become the primary Italian to win a singles title at Wimbledon. “However we are going to do all the pieces 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 received the title final yr.