The Russian Daniel Medvedev and the American Taylor Fritz They will serve as the luxury opening acts today, Sunday, on the opening day of the ATP Finals, based at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, the Olympic Palasport. It is in the daytime session, although the main hero will arrive in the afternoon, not before 8:30 pm The local hero will appear on the stage. The world number one, the Italian Jannik Sinner, who will face a debutant in the event, the Australian Alex de Minaur, which he beat in the previous seven times.
The Serbian was not there Novak Djokovicwho decided not to defend either the Paris Bercy crown or the ‘master’ status, which he holds in 2022 and 2023. Without the historic seven-time Masters champion, eyes are focused on the main trio of the campaign: on Jannik Sinner as a 2023 finalist, only beaten by ‘Nole’, whom he submitted in the group stage. In No. 2 also in the ranking and recent winner of ‘indoor’ in Paris, the German Alexander Zverevwho already knows how to win this tournament. He did it in 2021, after the other former poster champion, Medvedev.
The third in the group of favorites, Carlos Alcaraz. The Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion, Olympic silver, cannot be lost. Without reaching the conditions, in his debut in 2023 he reached the semifinals. In this course he was able to better manage the end of the campaign. He maintained his physical spark and mental freshness. It starts tomorrow, against Norwegian Casper Ruud.
In a John Newcombe Group completed by Zverev and the Russian Andrey Rublev, who took advantage of Djokovic’s resignation to enter the draw.
Accounts indicate that the Ilie Nastase Group will dominate here sinfulwho won 65 of 71 matches, although he is still involved in the case due to double positives in two anti-doping controls during Indian Wells. The issue did not stop him from winning the US Open, continuing his Grand Slam record at the Australian Open. He has won 21 of his last 22 singles.
His executioner, Carlos Alcaraz, as has been the case in their three encounters in this campaign. The forecast calls for Murcian and Zverev to take two places in their group, and to see who will have to cross paths with Sinner in the semis. The last two times the Spanish and German played, the first was successful.
He goes with everyone to the country of the Sinner, with the desire to continue the history he opened Manolo Orantes (1976) and continued Alex Corretja (1998), to contend Rafael Nadalwhere Alcaraz will face other challenges. Now at home, in Martín Carpena Málaga. A Davis Cup to decorate the farewell of the Balearic legend.
The sinner could be the last great rival again, if he keeps the idea of defending the ‘silver salad bowl’ he won in 2023, once he knows his result in Turin.
THIS WEEK (11:30 am)
W. Koolhof/N. Mektic-M. Purcell/J. Thompson
(not before 2:00 pm/M+)
Daniil Medvedev (Rus/4)-Taylor Fritz (USA/5)
(not before 6:00 pm)
M. Granollers/H. Zeballos-H. Heliovaara/Patten
(not before 8:30 pm/M+)
Jannik Sinner (Ita/1)-Alex De Minaur (Aus/8)
TOMORROW MONDAY (11:30 am)
M. Arévalo/M. Pavic-K. Krawietz/T. Puetz
(not before 2:00 pm/M+)
Carlos Alcaraz (Esp/3)-Casper Ruud (Nor/6)
(not before 6:00 pm)
Bolelli/Vavassori-Bopanna/Ebden
(not before 8:30 pm/M+)
Alexander Zverev (Al/2)-Andrey Rublev (Rus/7)
Source: La Verdad
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