Zverev and Jarry to Face Off in the Finals of the 2024 Rome Masters 1000

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This Friday the men’s semifinals of the 2024 Rome Masters 1000 were played and, in this way, the two finalists are already known: Alexander Zverev (5th in the ATP ranking) and Nicolás Jarry (24th). It will be the seventh meeting between the two and, in turn, the second in a definition after the ATP 250 in Geneva 2019, in which the German won 6-3, 3-6 and 7-6 (8). The match will be played this Sunday in the central court of the Roman Foro Italico, at a time to be confirmed and with transmission by ESPN 2 and Star+. In this way, there will be a new champion, since the Russian Daniil Medvedev, who won in 2023, left this time in the round of 16.

The first to reach the top four was the German Zverev, who defeated the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo (32nd) by 1-6, 7-6 (4) and 6-2. He is pursuing his sixth title in this category and, in turn, his second in Rome after what was done in 2017, when he defeated Serbian Novak Djokovic 6-4 and 6-3 in the final (he also won in Madrid 2018 and 2021, Toronto 2017 and Cincinnati 2021). In addition, he played the definition in 2018 and lost 6-1, 1-6 and 6-3 against the Spanish Rafael Nadal.

Alexander Zverev is the favorite to win the Rome Masters 1000, but he cannot be trustedFILIPPO MONTEFORTE – AFP

Then came Chilean Jarry’s turn, who excites the entire Chilean people after a dream week, in which he eliminated tennis players of the stature of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (8th) and the American Tommy Paul (16th), whom he defeated in the semifinals 6-3, 6-7 (3) and 6-3. It is the first time that he has managed to qualify for the final of a Masters 1000 and, as if that were not enough, he ended a 17-year negative streak without trans-Andean representatives in the definition of the championship previously known as the Rome Open (the last was Fernando González in 2007, when he lost in the final against Rafael Nadal by double 6-2 ).

It is a historic achievement for Chile in the world of tennis. With Marcelo Ríos as an exponent, the trans-Andean country reaped five Masters 1000 titles, all thanks to ‘Chino’, who shouted champion in Monte Carlo 1997, Indian Wells 1998, Miami 1998, Rome 1998 and Hamburg 1999. In addition, he also reached the defining match of Rome 1997 and Monte Carlo 1999, although he was runner-up like Nicolás Massú in Madrid 2003 and Fernando González in Madrid 2006 and Rome 2007.

Marcelo Ríos is the only Chilean who was able to win Masters 1000 tournaments

The championship, initially called the Italian Open, has been held since the ’30s and The top winners are Rafael Nadal in the men’s category (10 titles) and Chris Evert in the women’s category (five). Spanish won in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019 and 2021; while the American lifted the trophy in 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981 and 1982. In the Open Era, since 1969, four Argentines were champions in Rome: Gabriela Sabatini in 1988, 1989, 1991 and 1992, Guillermo Vilas in 1980, José Luis Clerc in 1981 and Alberto Mancini in 1989.

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