Jannik challenges Medvedev and the Azzurri of football

TORINO. All 8.30pm today for Sinner, fresh from two victories in the “Ilie Nastase” group, there is a double challenge: on the pitch against Daniil Medvedev, former world no.1 (today he is number 4) and his former bête noire. Jannik has beaten him seven times in the last eight matches (the score is 7-7, the match in Riyadh in exhibition does not count for the statistics), the most important in the Slam final in Australia. In the TV ratings rankings it will instead have to compete against the national football teamplaying at the same time against Belgium. «There is no rivalry – he claims – I didn’t ask to play in the evening, and in any case I hope that Italy wins». Intento trained by playing “bocce” with tennis balls on the court together with the team.

Carlos Alcaraz was resurrected yesterday in the “John Newcombe” groupon the pitch with a purple patch on his nose to breathe better, but still in bad shape and on antibiotics due to the flu. «Even if you are sick you have to play your best tennis – he said after beating Andrey Rublev 6-3 7-6 -. This is what the strongest do.” His dedication on the camera: a heart drawn next to the name of Valencia, the city where he trains which was hit by the flood. Defeat for the other two Italians competing in Turin in the doubles ATP Finals: Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori they lost 7-5 6-4 to the Germans Krawietz and Puez and tomorrow they will play for access to the semi-finals against the Arevalo-Pavic duo, overcome the day before by the German duo but winners over Bopanna and Ebden.