ATP Finals to move from London to Turin in 2021

The indoor Pala Alpitour stadium will stage the prestigious event as the season-ending competition heads to Italy after 12 years in London

Turin is set to become the 15th city to host the tournament (Getty Images)

Turin will host the ATP Finals from 2021 through to 2025, the governing body announced on Wednesday.

The indoor Pala Alpitour stadium will stage the prestigious event as the season-ending competition heads to Italy after 12 years in London.

After a successful bid, Turin is set to become the 15th city to host the tournament of the world’s best players since it began in 1970.

ATP executive chairman president Chris Kermode said: “Italy provides us with one of the strongest and most established tennis markets in Europe and has a proven track record for hosting world class tennis events.

“We look forward to bringing the ATP’s flagship season-ending event to tennis’ growing fanbase in Italy for the first time.

“The success of the ATP Finals is critical to the health of the ATP and we believe that Turin has all the ingredients to take the event to new heights and to continue the tournament’s growth following a highly successful 12-year stint in London that will come to an end in 2020.

“I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our event partners in London, and all the fans that have made the tournament such a success at The O2 since 2009.”

World No 1 Novak Djokovic, who is president of the ATP player council, believes the change in location will only help the development of the competition – which by 2021 will boast a record prize purse of 14.5million US dollars (£11.45m).

“The ATP Finals is the biggest and most prestigious event that we have at the ATP. It’s a tournament that has historically moved around and so I’m very excited to see it move to Turin from 2021,” the Serbian said.

“It is still a few years away, but I know that the players will be very excited to compete there, and I also hope to be part of what will be a very special event.”

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