Defending champion Daniil Medvedev inched nearer to the ATP Finals semifinals after beating 2018 champ Alexander Zverev on Tuesday to make it two wins out of two in Turin.
Medvedev, who gained the U.S. Open in September for his first Grand Slam title, took simply over 2 1/2 hours to beat Zverev 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6) and transfer degree with the German on a tour-leading 56 wins.
He leads Red Group and shall be assured a spot within the closing 4 if first-time qualifier Hubert Hurkacz beats native favourite Matteo Berrettini later Tuesday.
Berrettini retired in opposition to Zverev on Sunday with an obvious belly damage and, if he isn’t match sufficient, could possibly be changed by Jannik Sinner, one other Italian, who’s the primary alternate.
7 wins in a row on the #NittoATPFinals 👏@DaniilMedwed is on the hunt for back-to-back titles! pic.twitter.com/Dfh4ajk4zJ
— ATP Tour (@atptour) November 16, 2021
Helped by quick situations contained in the Pala Alpitour, Medvedev served 14 aces and Zverev 18.
Medvedev was in a combat from the beginning, heading off three break factors in his opening two service video games but in addition breaking Zverev to take a 3-0 lead. The world No. 2 went on to win the opening set with a pleasant backhand down the road.
Victory appeared in good time within the second set as Medvedev dropped solely two factors in his first 5 service video games. But Zverev held on and saved three break factors to pressure the tiebreaker which the German gained.
In the deciding set, Medvedev needed to save a break level to forestall Zverev from serving for the match, and he gained the tiebreaker on his third match level when Zverev netted a backhand.
