Novak Djokovic He came to Turin with two goals to achieve. The first, the most accessible because of a question of possibilities. It is enough to win a match to mathematically rule out Carlos Alcaraz, who, for his part, has to be an undefeated champion in his ATP Finals debut. The accounts are simple, and favorable for the Serbian, who did not miss the first option to become the world number one of the year, for the eighth time in his season. At 36 years old, the legend continues to grow, because he is on a roll.
Had a nineteen game winning streak. In all colors and shapes. Respond to each challenge. The danish Holger Rune, 20 years old and No. 8, he is a three-hour nightmare because of his class and competitiveness. He tightened the rope, accepting the ‘Nole’ challenge, finding his way to a resounding victory 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1) and 6-3.
The current Masters champion, who is looking to break the balance of six crowns with the Swiss Roger Federerthey will meet this Tuesday with the Italian Jannik Sinneranother favorite of this Green Group.
The local hero defeated Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4, who said he was “healthy and ready to compete” despite the fact that he had withdrawn from training with Alcaraz the day before. “But I’m not the resilient woman, I can’t always reach the lines, the corners with some services,” the Athenian underlined the virtues of the transalpine.
The youngest stomped. It also recovers the lost level Holger Runewith renewed spirit since he signed the German a few weeks ago Boris Becker as a coach. “He played very well from the first point, I knew it was going to be a long night,” admitted Djokovic, who a few days ago had extra work in Paris with a Scandinavian who never intimidated him, beating he of the two. of five matches..
Electric, with the ease to produce winning shots and also has plenty of hands to surprise with a drop shot or a magical volley. The best Rune challenged the mighty Djokovic, who in the first two sets recovered a break down immediately. At its peak moments Balkan stability ended in dominance. Until he was punched in the tiebreak of the second round.
The 2-0 of the third came with a sixth double fault by a Rune on the verge of a physical collapse. Punished for ‘good game’ request. But he still delivered another blow, once again gaining parity (2-2). Djokovic placed a racket on his chair to break it by pressing with one foot.
Maximum rage of the Balkans, reaching the final stretch stronger. Rune continued to serve, hitting 18 aces, but he lacked the strength needed to separate Djokovic from the path of victory he took to break for 4-2. In his sixteenth Masters he suffered to subdue a shameless rookie, a Dane who was once again knocking on the door of the best.
Source: La Verdad
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