“Here’s who can beat him at the ATP Finals” – Libero Quotidiano

The ATP Finals in Turin they are a very important event this season. He is convinced of it Ivan Ljubicic that in an interview with Republic takes stock: “The goal of a season, the one that makes you say “yes, I was really good, I’m strong”. From the outside it may not be fully perceived but for a tennis player it is a fundamental goal for a career, I would say right behind the victory in a Slam. I played them twice and I was and still am very proud of it, being part of an exclusive group, of the best eight in the world of a year. And it confirmed the same thing for me Federer when we worked together.”

Then talk about Jannik Sinner: “He won’t be affected by the doping case. Sinner has incredible mental strength and he has already demonstrated it even in the most difficult moment of the season, the doping case. He always stuck to his tennis and won as if nothing was happening. He is Now accustomed to pressure, it’s his life. Popularity can affect you, overwhelm you when it comes suddenly. That’s not the case with Jannik.”

On who can beat him, the former coach of Federer he has clear ideas: “Premise: the best eight in the world play here, it’s not a given to win matches. But at the moment Jannik is the strongest. Between Zverev and Alcaraz I say Zverev in indoor tournaments. On courts like this Alcaraz does more he struggles to find his solutions, the extreme top spins and the undercuts pay less, look where he won the Slams, on the two natural surfaces, clay and grass. The Finals are the Finals, but the gap is clear Minaur has no technical weapons to beat Sinner, he will have to invent something tactically to compete but I don’t see any difficulties, I would say 90 to 10 for Jannik as a percentage.” Finally, a reflection on Medvedev: “The turning point was Beijing last year. That victory, using different weapons than usual, gave Sinner awareness and we saw it in Australia, in the first Slam he won. Now it’s Medvedev who has to find alternatives, he is the one who has to adapt his game. It will be a very close match, however, I would say 60 to 40 for Sinner.”