The final round of the men’s tennis tour this season, the Nitto Denko ATP Finals, was held in Turin on the 11th, with third seed Carlos Alcaraz starting the tournament with a loss (2024 Reuters)
TURIN, Italy (Reuters) – The final round of the men’s tennis tour this season, the Nitto Denko ATP Finals, was held in Turin on the 11th, with third seed Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) starting the tournament with a loss. .
Alcaraz faced No. 6 seed Kasper Ruud of Norway and lost the first set 1-6 after making a series of mistakes. At one point in the second set, he was at 5-2, almost bringing the match back to five minutes, but he won five games in a row and lost in straight sets, 5-7.
Alcaraz, who had won all four of their previous matches against Ruud, was said to have been in poor health leading up to the tournament. “I think he (Ruud) played really well today,” he told reporters. “But as far as I’m concerned, I could have played better. I definitely could have been in better shape on the court.” .
Meanwhile, Ruud said he was aware of Alcaraz’s condition, saying, “I saw him in the players’ area holding a tissue and sniffling, so I thought he might not be 100%. It’s unfortunate for him, but that’s part of the game, so I wanted to bring it to the rally.”
In the other match, second seed Alexander Zverev of Germany defeated eighth seed Andrei Rublev of Russia 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets.
Zverev, who has won the tournament twice, has a total of 67 wins this season, the most on tour.
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