The German Alexander Zverev He ended his participation in the Turin ATP Finals with a victory over the Russian Andrey Rublevwho ended the Masters Cup with three losses, in two sets, with doubles 6-4, in a pointless duel when both tennis players were eliminated.
Little was at stake for the German and Russian, who fought only for points and for the prize money that victory provides, which is not small: $390,000.
Zverev was always on top, ending any chance of a win for a Rublev team that reached the semi-finals last year but this year has not known how to handle its matches well, having also been outplayed by its opponents .
And in this match he started with the lead, a juicy 2-0 in his favor on serve in the first set which he wasted and he was condemned. Zverev stepped up, re-established parity on serve and broke the Muscovite to make it 5-4 and wrap up the match with his powerful serve. He finished with 10 aces.
In the second round, Rublev had no chance. Zverev forgave a break point at 3-3, but won the second he had in the same game to tip the balance in his favor and put victory on track, the one he found after three match points.
Zverev said goodbye with two victories, with a good taste in his mouth despite the elimination, while Rublev left Turin with the worst possible balance, without winning a set in the tournament.
Source: La Verdad
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