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Next Gen ATP Finals: Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic wins title in five-set thriller

Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic became the sixth winner of the Next Gen ATP Finals after a five-set win over France's Arthur Fils.

The 20-year-old world number 111 recovered from letting two match points slip in the fourth set before winning 3-4(6-8) 4-1 4-2 3-4(9-11) 4-1.

The tournament is the season-ending event for the top-ranked male players aged 21 and under.

The event has a best-of-five format with four games winning a set.

Former champions include current top 10 players Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

This season, Medjedovic reached tour-level semi-finals in Gstaad and Astana and won three ATP Challenger Tour events.