The final match of men’s tennis, the Nitto ATP Finals (Turin, Italy, indoor hard), was held on the 13th, with the second match of the singles John Newcombe group being held, where 2nd seed A. Zverev (Germany) played against 6th seed C. Ruud. (Norway) in straight sets, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, and achieved their second straight victory in the qualifying round robin.
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This tournament is the last tournament of the season in which only the top eight players with points earned this season can participate. Players will be divided into two groups of four and compete in a round-robin format, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals.
World No. 2 Zverev is participating in the tournament for the second consecutive year and seventh time, having won in 2018 and 2021. Last year, they were eliminated in the qualifying round robin.
In the first match of this tournament, he defeated 8th seed A. Rublev in straight sets and won his first match. Ruud, on the other hand, defeated 3rd seed Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) in the first match. This was the second game, with both teams competing for their first two wins in a row.
In the first set of the second match, both players maintained their service games and showed solid tennis, leading to a tie-break. In the tiebreak, Zverev succeeded in making a mini-break with the first point and found the flow, taking a large lead of 6-1. He maintained that lead and took the lead.
In the second set, Zverev wanted to take the lead, but Ruud did not let go easily and the match once again became even. Still, in the 8th game with the game count 4-3, Zverev succeeded in getting the only break of the match, and in the 9th game, he held the serving for the match with a love game and finished it in 1 hour and 26 minutes. I won.
With two consecutive wins, Zverev has taken a big step towards advancing to the final tournament. In the third match, they will face Alcaraz. Alcaraz defeated Rublev in the second match held on the same day, so Alcaraz still has a chance to advance to the qualifying round robin if he defeats Zverev.
On the other hand, Ruud, who now has one win and one loss, will face Rublev in the third match in hopes of making it to the final four.
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