The ATP Finals arrived for the third edition in a row at the Pala Alpitour Stadium in Turin (Italy). The tournament that brings together the eight best of the season, as well as the eight most outstanding doubles couples, since its birth in Tokyo 1970, opened competition this Sunday, November 12. It will be eight days before its end , on Sunday the 19th.
The Green Group opened its turn, with the two top favorites reaching the semifinals, meeting expectations. The Italian Jannik Sinner beat the Greek at home Stefanos Tsitsipas6-4 and 6-4, closing on opening day Novak Djokovic being world number one of the year, for the eighth season.
He needs a win to tie the ATP lead and be ruled out Carlos Alcaraz, he signed it against the young Danish debutant Holger Rune, 20 years old, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1) and 6-3. Suffering but maintaining his unbeaten streak since Wimbledon.
The dynamics of the tournament have not changed. These results mean that on Tuesday, the second day of the Green Group, there will be a rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner. Another match is between the losers, and therefore for survival, Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Holger Rune.
This Monday, however, will be the premiere of the Red Group, with Carlos Alcaraz played his first Masters Cup match, against two-time German champion Alexander Zverev. It will be 2:30 pm
In the evening, at 9, the rivalry of compatriots and friends, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev.
The tournament will be televised on Movistar Plus+. Streaming, on TennisTV. And you can follow it all with live streams and up-to-the-minute information on the Mundo Deportivo website.
Green Group
1st day
Jannik Sinner (Ita/4) defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre/7) 6-4, 6-4
Novak Djokovic (Srb/1) over Holger Rune (Din/8) 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1), 6-3
Red Group
1st day, this Monday
W. Koolhof/N. Skupski-R. Hijikata/J. Kubler
(not before 2:30 pm/Red Group)
Carlos Alcaraz (Esp/2)-Alexander Zverev (Ale/7)
(not before 6:30 pm)
R. Bopanna/M. Ebden-R. Ram/J. Salisbury
(not before 9:00 pm/Red Group)
Daniil Medvedev (Rus/3)-Andrey Rublev (Ru/5)
Double result
GREEN GROUP
Ivan Dodig/Austin Krajicek (Cro/USA) a
Máximo González/Andrés Molteni (Arg) 6-4, 6-2
Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos (Esp/Arg) a
Santiago González/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (Mex/Fra) 2-6, 6-3, 10-7
Source: La Verdad
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