the serbian Novak Djokovicc was imposed this Wednesday in Russian Andrei Rublev in two sets, by 6-4 and 6-4, in the Red Group and sealed his passport to the semifinals of the ATP Finals to be held in Turin (Italy). He is the second player to access the crosses, after Casper Ruud secured the leadership of the Green Group, from which Rafa Nadal has already been eliminated.
Djokovic has only one option to qualify for the semifinals directly after his match, without relying on another result, and that is by beating Rublev in two sets, who gave a surprise two days ago by knocking down his countryman. Daniel Medvedev.
The Russian belongs to the school of new tennis players who have a hammer for an arm and are very difficult to take down. But Djokovic is no match on the hard and indoor courts, where he left the history of high-level tennis, and ended up being desperate for his opponent, who will play for his place in the semifinals against another champion like Greek. Stefanos Tsitsipas next friday.
The match started quite evenly, both came with the confidence that a victory gives -Djokovic won it against the Greek-, and they did not give at all at the beginning of a set in which both tennis players left a mark of their quality with the score that started the applause from the Pala Alpitour where this season-closing tournament is being held.
It wasn’t until the end of this first stake when Novak found an opportunity that he didn’t miss with a break point that decided the set in his favor and Rublev became desperate, ending up throwing the racket and hitting the ball on the ground. , looking to his bench in search of the support of his coach, the Spaniard Fernando Vicente.
The dynamics didn’t change in the second set and Djokovic put his victory on track with another break that put him 3-0 up. Completely outmatched, out of the match, Rublev served his third serve and waved goodbye to the match.
Djokovic reached the semifinals at the moment undefeated, although he still has to play his last match in the group stage, against Daniil Medvedev, and is aiming for his sixth win, equaling the Swiss. Roger Federer on high.
Source: La Verdad
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