15:06
N.Djokovic – H.Hurkacz 3:3
Hurkacz is currently making too many slight mistakes in the return, so hardly any rallies can be achieved. Even if Djokovic doesn’t serve as quickly as his opponent, he holds up more than well and makes it 3:3.
15:02
N.Djokovic – H.Hurkacz 2:3
In this service game, the Pole also has fewer aces, but he can dominate the rallies after his service and repeatedly take advantage of Djokovic’s shots that are too short. With his second double fault of the game, Hurkacz brought the Serbs back to 40:30, but then made it 3:2 thanks to a good first one.
14:57
N.Djokovic – H.Hurkacz 2:2
Although the Serb has slight difficulties with the service and has to serve on the second serve, he wins the game ball with a great backhand cross. Hurkacz raises his thumb and signals that nothing could be done at this angle. A good service from number one follows and the score is 2:2.
14:57
N.Djokovic – H.Hurkacz 1:2
Afterwards, Hurkacz switches better from defense and passes the Serb with a forehand cross. A little later, despite the score being 40-0, it was suddenly a debut because the Pole used a slice from his opponent that was too short and moved forward. With a volley he completes both for the 40th.
14:56
N.Djokovic – H.Hurkacz 1:2
But “Nole” also keeps the rallies short after his serves and moves his opponent well to the outside and then plays into the free corner. The veteran also looks wide awake at the net and converts the point to 40-0 with a soulful volley at the net.
14:52
N.Djokovic – H.Hurkacz 1:2
The Pole can rely on his service from the start and doesn’t let Djokovic get into the ball once. Hurkacz made a double fault, but won the game 2-1 with a dominant score of 15.
14:50
N.Djokovic – H.Hurkacz 1:1
After that, things move quickly towards winning the game because the Serb also places twice in a row and serves quickly.
14:49
N.Djokovic – H.Hurkacz 0:1
Now it’s the defending champion’s turn: Hurkacz gets the return shots over the net, but in the following rallies the Pole seems a little restless at the beginning and scatters too much from the baseline. But Djokovic also makes mistakes and brings the Pole to 30 both with his own misses.
14:46
N.Djokovic – H.Hurkacz 0:1
Hurkacz survives this first pressure situation because he conjures up two unreachable serves and thanks to the two aces he makes it 1-0!
14:45
N.Djokovic – H.Hurkacz 0:0
As expected, the Pole serves strongly and in most cases does not allow any rallies. But Djokovic waits for mistakes and makes them in the rallies: It’s about a debut in the first game!
14:38
Let’s go!
The first point goes to Djokovic despite the Pole’s serve!
14:35
The players are here!
Both players have entered Center Court and the coin toss has already been completed – unsurprisingly, Hurkacz chose to serve himself. After the warm-up it starts!
14:27
The serve could be the key
What is important today for Hurkacz, who cannot move into the next round as a replacement? The Pole is the strongest server on the tour this year and will certainly put his strength to good use on the fast court in Turin. The 26-year-old serves around 15 aces per match, which could pose problems for Djokovic in the return game. Sinner also repeatedly served extremely well against the Serb and celebrated short point wins. Hurkacz, who recently failed in the quarterfinals at the Masters in Paris against eventual finalist Dimitrov, is also likely to choose this route.
14:19
The balance sheet speaks for the number one in the world
Djokovic has never lost a game against Hurkacz and has won all six duels. The Serb only lost three sets to his opponent today – so what’s in it for the 26-year-old from Wroclaw? The last time the two protagonists met was at Wimbledon this year: Djokovic won the round of 16 in four sets, winning the first two sets very narrowly in the tiebreak. But the world number one should be warned, because Hurkacz should be rested and, like Sinner, aiming for his first win against the veteran this week.
14:12
Who will qualify for the semi-finals?
Before the last matchday of the group, no player had yet firmly qualified for the round of the best four players. Of course, the Italian Sinner, who was able to defeat both Tsitsipas and Djokovic, has the best cards – and the success against number one provided a big exclamation mark. Djokovic, on the other hand, will do everything he can to win against Hurkacz today, because the Serb no longer has a place in the semi-finals completely in his own hands. The basis must be a clear victory against the Pole, because if Rune also wins his duel, it may depend on the percentage of sets won!
14:06
Hurkacz replaces Tsitsipas
The Pole Hubert Hurkacz steps in as a replacement for the injured Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Greek was defeated by Jannik Sinner in two sets on Sunday and had to give up early in the first set of the second match against Rune due to a back injury. He then withdrew from the finals and gave Hurkacz, as number nine in the world, at least one game in the last competition of the year.
14:00
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to day 5 of the ATP Finals in Turin! At 2:30 p.m. Novak Djokovic and Hubert Hurkacz open the last matchday of the Green Group. The final duel between Sinner and Rune follows in the evening.
2023-11-16 13:24:38
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