11/14/2023 9:18 p.m. Updated on 11/14/2023 9:39 p.m.
The Italian Jannik Sinner (4th) gave the surprise at home, by beating the Serbian Novak Djokovic (1st) in the ATP Finals being played in Turin in a 3h08 marathon that ended 7-5, 6-7 (5 ) and 7-6 (2) in favor of the local.
The highlight of the Green group, after the disappointing confrontation between the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (6th) and the Dane Holger Rune (8th), conditioned by the Greek’s injury at 17 ‘due to back discomfort when he was 1-2 (he will be replaced by the Polish Hubert Hurkacz, 9th in the ATP), he faced two idols from Italy, but with Nole clearly a visitor, especially because of the Carota Boys, who were cheering on their local idol.
The racket is explained in that this was the first victory in four duels for Sinner over Djoko, who had not lost since the Wimbledon final against the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, chaining 19 victoriesand for whom it was only enough to win to access the semis (Sinner had to win in two sets) of this Masters in which he seeks to win the crown for the seventh time, beating the Swiss Roger Federer.
Djokovic congratulates the Italian (EFE).
Naturally the match was even, but Sinner made differences in key moments. In the first set, already at 5-5, Djokovic went up to 40-0 with serve, but the Italian roared for a spectacular, aggressive comeback, which culminated with a beautiful break to take the lead and close.
In the second, they arrived again brown, so much so that they sent the duel to a tie-break, an instance in which input differences were not drawn either. When they were 4-4, Nole achieved a mini-break and then closed it on his second set point.
Nole’s typical protest against his team (AP).
And again a long set, also even, with no apparent cracks in anyone’s game, although with Djokovic now more convinced and Sinner more subdued, aware that he had left the No. 1 alive. However, his coach was telling him from the tribune that It will change the energy to recharge the batteries. Something changed in Sinner and it worked, because he went ahead 4-2 with his serve.
Carlos Alcaraz plays this Wednesday.
Although he seemed tired, Djokovic was able to match him and take him to the tie-break again. But he had left almost all of his reserve tank on it, and the tano did not hesitate in the tiebreaker to start with an unattainable 5-0.
This Thursday, Nole will face the eliminated Hurkacz, which carries Tsitsipas’s two defeats, so I could no longer qualify; The Serbian passes with a victory. The same applies to Sinner y Runewho add one success per head and will also advance with a victory.
This is how the other group continues
This Wednesday the second day of the other group will be played. After losing on Monday in the first day against Alexander Zverev (7th), The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (2nd), from 10, now has no margin for error against the Russian Andrey Rublev (5th), who is the same because he fell to his compatriot Daniil Medvedev (3rd). This and the German will meet at 5:30 p.m. in a winners’ clash. It’s on ESPN.
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