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\n Basavareddy welcomes Cervara to team as players ready for Jeddah start<\/p>\n
Californian praises Medvedev’s former coach, who has joined him for the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, which starts Wednesday in Jeddah<\/p>\n
December 14, 2025<\/p>\n
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Corinne Dubreuil\/ATP Tour<\/p>\n
Nishesh Basavareddy is joined in Jeddah by coach Gilles Cervara.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n
Three days and counting.<\/p>\n
With the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF<\/a> set to begin Wednesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, American Nishesh Basavareddy<\/a> was among the 20-and-under emerging stars who got a taste for conditions at the King Abdullah Sports City Sunday.<\/p>\n The Newport Beach, California, native is back for the eight-player tournament for the second year, but with coach Gilles Cervara<\/a> in his box for the first time. The 20-year-old asked the Frenchman, the former longtime coach of Daniil Medvedev<\/a>, to join his team at the beginning of December.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously he had a long and successful partnership with Daniil, who was a good player before they started working together, but they did a lot of great things together,\u201d Basavareddy told ATPTour.com.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought that experience at the highest level could help me where I\u2019m at in my career. It\u2019s not just the tennis; he\u2019s interested in all aspects. He\u2019s diligent and professional in areas such as nutrition and fitness and that will help me.\u201d<\/p>\n Croatian Dino Prizmic<\/a>, a two-time ATP Challenger Tour title winner this year, practised with Spanish 19-year-old Rafael Jodar<\/a>, who qualified for Jeddah after winning three Challengers in the final three months of the season. Both players are making their tournament debuts.<\/p>\n Belgium\u2019s Alexander Blockx<\/a>, who stands 6\u20194\u201d, hit a series of crushing forehands during his session with Norwegian Nicolai Budkov Kjaer<\/a>, a four-time Challenger Tour champion this season.<\/p>\n German 18-year-old Justin Engel<\/a> practised with countryman and former Top 100 player Michael Kohlmann<\/a>.<\/p>\n The draw and Day 1 schedule will be made later on Sunday.<\/p>\n All eight players compete on the three days of group play Wednesday through Friday, with the semi-finals Saturday and the final Sunday.<\/p>\n Past winners of the tournament include Jannik Sinner<\/a>, Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n