Next Gen ATP Finals does not offer any ATP points, just prize money. That’s for many reasons. The tournament features the best 21-and-under players of the season, whereas the other ATP tournaments have no age limitations. It will be unfair to aware points to 21-and under players if older players cannot compete at the tournament.

ATP points are awarded to players only  if the tournament is open to all players. That’s not the case with the Next Gen ATP Finals. Next Gen tournament is more like an exhibition tournament where the ATP can showcase young players who may become future stars. Next Gen ATP Final winners in recent years include Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner.

Similarly, the Olympics, where participants are picked based on their nationality, does not provide any ATP or WTA points. If a player comes from a country with deep tennis talent, they may not qualify for the Olympics because countries are limited on how many players they can send to the Olympics.

Peng Shuai’s portrait was removed from China’s National Tennis Center after she accused  vice-premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual abuse. Shuai has not been seen since she made the accusations and people are concerned about her safety because the Chinese government is known to crack down heavily on people who criticize government officials.

Shuai posted a detailed account of her relationship with the 75-year old Gaoli on social media. The post was deleted 20 minutes after Shuai posted it. All her recent posts have also been deleted.

Peng Shuai won two doubles grand slam titles in her career – the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and the 2014 French Open title. She also reached the semifinals in singles at the 2014 French Open, which was her best singles performance at a grand slam.

Shuai reached the world number 1 doubles ranking in 2014. Her peak singles ranking was world number 14., which she reached in 2011. She last played competitively in 2020.