Although his passage to the semifinals of the ATP Finals was assured by Tylor Fritz’s early victory over Alex de Minaur, the world number one Jannik Sinner did not beat around the bush, he approached the commitment with total seriousness and with authority he defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-3 and 6-4, who said goodbye to the competition.
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The transalpine team did not fail in front of their fans and with plenty of victories, three in a row, they took over the top of the Ilie Năstase Group to make it clear that it will try to close its campaign in the best way dreamlike.
After consecrating himself in Australian Open and the US Open, Sinner hopes to dominate this competition that brings together the eight best tennis players in the world to join the historic Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, who are the only ones to achieve this feat in the same year.
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For now the Italian took one more step towards the goal against a Daniil Medvedev, who arrived alive at this meetingbut if he wanted to reach the “semi” he had to triumph in two straight sets, so his hopes were immediately dashed when he fell in the first round.
Despite losing in the first chapter and knowing that he was eliminated from the tournament, the Russian tried to finish in a dignified mannerbut it was not enough against the best on the planet. The highlight is that Medvedev took it calmly and did not throw a tantrum as he had in his previous duels, he said goodbye calmly.
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Jannik Sinner found no problems to seal the victory
Sinner needed one hour and 13 minutes to win in a clash in which he held on to his first serve to win as many points as possible, He also broke his opponent’s serve on three of the five occasions.who committed 30 unforced errors in a sample of the ups and downs he experienced during the event in Turin.
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Now Jannik Sinner will face the second place in the Group John Newcombe in the semifinals, which is currently occupied by the Norwegian. Casper Ruud, however, nothing is written and his rival could also be the German Alexander Zverevthe Spanish Carlos Alcaraz or the Russian Andrey Rublev. For his part, Tylor Fritz, who finished second, will face the leader of the pack Newcombe.
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“I’m trying to find new ways to improve as a player. I’m trying to win as many games here as I can. Daniil and I know each other very well. So every time we step on the court, we try to change something tactically. I know what I have achieved this year, so I try to step on the court with a good mentality. I have beautiful people around me who support me every day, which is very important to me. I try to enjoy my time on the court. The atmosphere here is amazing, so I’m trying to play some good tennis this week. Let’s see what comes in the next round,” said the Italian after the match against Medvedev.
