Carlos Alcaraz made his ATP Finals debut a year late due to a stomach injury. Conditioned to compete, but mentally and physically exhausted after a tough, and successful, season, he struggled to win matches late on the course, indoors and on hard courts.
He suffered his third loss on the circuit, after Grigor Dimitrov and Roman Safiullin, in Shanghai and Paris, respectively. He lost to German Alexander Zverev 6-7 (3), 6-3 and 6-4 in 2h.31′.
The Masters system allows him to continue in the competition, playing on Wednesday against the loser of the Russian duel between Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev and on Friday, against the winner. He still has options to win one of the two spots for the semifinals, especially after winning a set. Related issue in a tie between three players. Between the two, decide the direct rivalry between them.
Zverev took the lead in the Red Group, waiting for what will happen in the evening duel between the Muscovites.
The Green Group returns this Tuesday, with Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner facing off, in a clash between brilliant winners on a high-profile opening day.
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.
Red Group
1st day
Alexander Zverev (Ale/7) defeated Carlos Alcaraz (Esp/2) 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4
Daniil Medvedev (Rus/3)-Andrey Rublev (Rus/5) 9:00 pm
Classification:
1. Alexander Zvrerev 1-0 / 2-1 sets / 18-14 games
2. Daniil Medvedev 0-0 / 0-0 sets / 0-0 games
3. Andrey Rublev 0-0 / 0-0 sets / 0-0 games
4. Carlos Alcaraz 0-1 / 1-2 sets / 14-18 games
Green Group
2nd day
This Tuesday:
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre/7)-Holger Rune (Din/8) 2:30 pm
Novak Djokovic (Srb/1)-Jannik Sinner (Ita/4) 9:00 pm
first day:
J. Makasalanan (Ita/4) over S. Tsitsipas (Gre/7) 6-4, 6-4
N. Djokovic (Srb/1) to H. Rune (Din/8) 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1), 6-3
Classification:
1. Jannik Sinner 1-0 / 2-0 sets / 12-8 games
2. Novak Djokovic 1-0 / 2-0 sets / 19-16 games
3. Holger Rune 0-1 / 0-2 sets / 16-19 games
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas 0-1 / 0-2 sets / 8-12 games
Source: La Verdad
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