Sinner vs Ruud in the semi-finals at the ATP Finals: the Norwegian only needs the first set won against Rublev

Turin, 15 November 2024 – It will not be Alexander Zverev the opponent of Jannik Sinner Saturday in the semi-final at ATP Finals in Turin. The German giant, number 2 in the world, won the challenge with 7-6, 6-4 Carlos Alcaraz, has secured the victory of the Newcombe Group: now they will face Taylor Fritz. The Italian king of the ranking, as winner of the Nastase group, will face the second classified of the other group, the Norwegian Casper Ruud who reaches the semifinals for the third time in a row at the Finals at the end of the year in three participations. The start of the match has been scheduled for no earlier than 20.30:XNUMX.

Alexander Zverev, 27 years old

Carlos Alcaraz is out. Even the most beautiful thing is not enough victory against Rublev after the defeat in his debut against Ruud. His tournament was certainly affected by tiredness and discomfort in his debut match. But it is also true that this surface, indoors, does not enhance its qualities.

To Ruud, against Rublev, winning the first set 6-4 was enough to reach the top four of the 'Masters'. In the two matches against the Italian number 1 in the world, the Scandinavian always lost two sets to zero, and both matches were played on the indoor cement of Vienna, in 2020 and 2021: when Jannik, then, had yet to definitively take flight.

Zverev, for his part, confirmed that he was the fittest player at the Finals, with the exception of Sinner. The German's serve is devastating, multiple game solutions. And so he authoritatively secured success at the Inalpi Arena, beating those who had defeated him in the final at the last Roland GarrosSinner has him to fear most of all.