Novak Djokovic advanced early to the semi-finals at the ATP Finals in Turin yesterday. The Serb easily defeated the Russian Andrei Rublev 6: 4, 6: 1. So Djokovic got his second win in the second game. After his success in the first match, Rublev also still has every chance of reaching the semi-finals. In the evening session of the Red Group, Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas and Russian Daniil Medvedev dueled. Both lost their opening game.
The first set in the duel of the red group was balanced for a long time, both players convinced with strong service performances. In the end, Djokovic still managed the decisive break to make it 6: 4. In round two, Rublew’s error rate increased, Djokovic continued to act at the highest level. After a little over an hour, the Serb was the deserved winner and qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP Finals for the eleventh time in his career.
With Rafael Nadal’s premature exit in the group phase, however, it is clear that his Spanish compatriot Carlos Alcaraz, who was absent in Italy due to injury, will end the year as number one in the world. Nadal plays today (2 p.m.) in the meaningless final against Casper Ruud (Nor), who has already made it into the semifinals.
ATP Finals Turin ($14.75 million, hard court/indoor), Red Group: Novak Djokovic (Srb/7) – Andrey Rublev (Rus/6) 6: 4, 6: 1; Evening game: Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre/2) – Daniil Medvedev (Rus/4); Today, Green Group, 2pm: Rafael Nadal (Sp) – Casper Ruud (Nor); 9 p.m.: Felix Auger-Aliassime (Kan) – Taylor Fritz (USA).
Source: Nachrichten
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