Zverev and Ruud win in the first qualifying round of the final round of the tour[Nitto ATPファイナルズ](Tennis Classic) – goo News

Zverev and Ruud win in the first qualifying round of the final round of the tour[Nitto ATPファイナルズ]

(Tennis Classic)

Zverev, aiming for third tour final match V, wins first match
On November 11th, the second day of the final men’s tour tournament, the Nitto ATP Finals (Turin, Italy), the first match of the John Newcombe Group was held, with Alexander Zverev aiming for his third title. Germany/World No. 2) started with a win, defeating Andrei Rublev (No. 8) 6-4, 6-4. In the other match, Casper Ruud (Norway/7th place) defeated Carlos Alcaraz (Spain/3rd place) 6-1, 7-5.

Zverev, who is participating for the second consecutive year and seventh time, will face Rublev in the first match for the first time in a year since last year’s tournament. Rublev boldly attacked from the beginning of the match. However, Zverev took this seriously and did not create any chances.

In the seventh game, Rublev made a series of forehand mistakes and Zverev broke, as both players were neck and neck. He took the first set 6-4 and showed off a solid service game that took advantage of his big serve. He took advantage of one chance in the second set and won in straight sets, making a good start to winning his third title following the 2018 and 2021 tournaments.

“It was a very solid match. No matter who you play, you have to do your best to get a chance and you have to be mentally strong. I was able to do that today,” Zverev said. I looked back.

Also, in the other match of the first match of the John Newcombe Group, Alcaraz, who won this year’s French Open and Wimbledon, will face Ruud. Alcaraz, who continued to make unforced errors, lost the first set 1-6. The second set was 5-2, but Ruud recovered from there. They aggressively attacked from the return, drawing out Alcaraz’s mistakes and stealing five games in a row.

Ruud, who won against Alcaraz for the first time in their fifth meeting, said, “My serve and return were very good. I’ve been struggling with my serve the past few weeks, but I’m glad it went well today. I’m satisfied that I was able to make a good return at such a difficult time.”

On the other hand, Alcaraz, who lost, prefaced this by saying, “I don’t want to sound like an excuse, but…” and added, “Before I came here, I wasn’t feeling well at home. I wasn’t feeling well today, and this morning I felt something in my stomach. “I felt sick after the long rally,” he said, revealing that he was feeling unwell.

◆Jiri Nastase Group
1st place: Yannick Sinner (1 win, 0 losses/100%/63.16%)
1st place: Taylor Fritz (1 win, 0 losses/100%/63.16%)
3rd place: Daniil Medvedev (0 wins, 1 loss/0%/36.84%)
3rd place: Alex De Minaur (0 wins, 1 loss/0%/36.84%)

◆John Newcombe Group
1st place: Casper Ruud (1 win, 0 losses/100%/68.42%)
2nd place: Alexander Zverev (1 win, 0 losses/100%/60%)
3rd place: Andrei Rublev (0 wins, 1 loss/0%/40%)
4th place: Carlos Alcaraz (0 wins, 1 loss/0%/31.58%)

*In parentheses (number of wins/losses/set acquisition rate/game acquisition rate)

Author: Tennis Classic Editorial Department