TORINO – After the surprising knockout of Alcaraz against Ruud, Sascha Zverev send a signal to Nitto ATP Finals winning and convincing on his debut against Andrei Rublev. The world number 2 beats the Russian in two sets, with a double 6-4, and wins his first success in the masters tournament. A clear message from the German tennis player, who is also in better form at this end of the season, also for Jannik Sinner who didn’t hit the target in the first against From Minaur. Similar victories which allow the two tennis players to observe each other from a distance from the top of the two groups while waiting to find out from the next matches when they will be able to face each other in the direct elimination phase.
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Zverev, impeccable debut: Rublev knocked out
Fresh from the triumph of Parigi-Bercy, Zverev he shows all his clarity in the first match at the Inalpi Arena. In the first set, Rublev’s break came in the seventh game, the 6-4 was immediate in just over half an hour of play. In the second the score is identical. This time the ninth game is needed to break the balance which leads the German to serve for the match. Another 6-4 and in an hour and ten minutes the world number 2 closes the match.
