Alexander Zverev champion of the ATP Finals in 2018 and 2021, is in the semifinals of this edition, it is not yet known whether against the Italian Jannik Sinner or the American Taylor Fritzbecause he still doesn’t know if he will pass as first or second in the Ilie Nastase Group.
He needed one more set to qualify mathematically, which he achieved by winning the first match against Carlos Alcaraz, 7-6 (5) after more than an hour of good play.
This puts Alcaraz on the ropes, who needs to come back to win the match and increase his chances of reaching the semi-finals, although it will be at the expense of what they will do. Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublevaround 8:30 pm
Nothing to lose for Alcaraz, every game is important because there could be a triple tie with the games still decided, the second tiebreaker formula after the sets.
Now Alcaraz relies more on Ruud. If the Spaniard beats Zverev, the Norwegian knows that by beating Rublev he will pass. But the Spaniard will still be ahead of the pack, lifting the clash against Zverev and benefiting from a Rublev takedown victory against a Ruud in need of victory.
1. He beat Zverev and Ruud lost to Rublev. Alcaraz went 1st and Zverev 2nd.
2. He is 2nd after Zverev if he loses in three sets and Rublev beats Ruud in two.
3. Lost in two sets and Rublev won in two. Zverev was 1st and 2nd was decided by percentages between him, Ruud and Rublev.
4. He won three sets against Zverev (1st) and Ruud (2nd) wins.
5. Lose to Zverev (1st) and Ruud (2nd) win.
6. Lost to Zverev (1st) and Rublev won in three sets. Ruud is 2nd.
Source: La Verdad
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