The final match of men’s tennis, the Nitto ATP Finals (Turin, Italy, indoor hard), was held on the 12th Japan time (local 11th), with the first match of the John Newcombe singles group being played by second seed A. Zverev (Germany). ) defeated 8th seed A. Rublev in straight sets 6-4, 6-4, winning his first match.
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The Nitto ATP Finals is the final tournament of the season in which the top eight players with points earned this season will participate. Eight players will be divided into groups of four to compete in a preliminary round robin, with the top two from each group advancing to the semifinals.
Zverev, 27 years old and ranked second in the world, will be participating in the tournament for the second year in a row and for the seventh time. He won in 2018 and 2021.
In the first match of the tournament, where he faced world No. 8 Rublev, Zverev made nine service aces and won points with an 80 percent probability on his first serve. She continued to hold her opponent without giving her a single break point, and in the return game, she broke once in each set and won in 1 hour and 12 minutes.
ATP, the men’s professional tennis association, posted Zverev’s comments on its official website.
“For me, I think it was a very solid game. Against anyone that’s playing here, you have to do your best to have a chance and you have to be solid and mentally strong. Today. I think we did that. We took advantage of the opportunity and I’m happy with this win.”
Zverev, who is off to a good start towards his third victory in the tournament, will face sixth seed Carlos Ruud (Norway) in the second match. Ruud defeated second seed Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) in straight sets in the first match.
[Nitto ATP Finals 2024 qualifying round robin]
※[]Seed inside
●John Newcombe Group
[2]Zverev 1 win, 0 loss
[3]Alcaraz 0 wins, 1 loss
[6]Ruud 1 win 0 loss
[8]Rublev 0 wins, 1 loss
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