Alcaraz faced Alexander Zverev in his first group stage match. The Spaniard quickly lost his serve and lost 1:3 in the first set, but did everything possible to level the score. In a toga, he made a reverse break and even obtained 3 set points on his opponent’s serve with a score of 6-5, but lost them all.
However, Alcaraz prevailed in the tiebreaker and won the first set. Then, the 20-year-old tennis player immediately lost his serve in the second match and lost 0-3. Alcaraz failed to regain his balance this time and lost the second set 3-6.
Zverev broke in the third set to make it 3-2. Alcaraz only had one chance to save himself, Carlos had a break point when the German served for the match. However, Zaverev fought back and won the match 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4.
Rublev started the tournament in Turin against Daniil Medvedev. Andrey was under pressure from the start as Medvedev faced a total of four break points on the first two serves of the first set.
Andrey played them again, but then failed in the seventh game of the set. Rublev had the chance to get a reverse break on Medvedev’s serve in the next game, but he couldn’t convert 3 opportunities.
This error proved fatal as the first set slipped out of Rublev’s hands. Andrey also could not compete with Medvedev in the second set, he dropped his serve twice and lost with a score of 4-6, 2-6.
This will be the first meeting between Rublev and Alcaraz, so the personal meetings score is currently 0:0.
Prediction for the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Andrey Rublev
Alcaraz’s debut at the ATP Finals was a failure, as he was defeated by Zverev. But the Spaniard still has a chance of reaching the semi-finals. But to get there, he will have to play a lot better.
Alcaraz made frequent forehand errors in the previous match and now needs to adjust his game.
Meanwhile, Medvedev easily dominated Rublev. The 25-year-old Russian’s performance at the ATP Finals is not so good. Although he reached the semi-finals last year, he had won only four matches in the previous three tournaments.
Surprisingly, this will be the first meeting between Alcaraz and Rublev, despite the fact that they have been in the top ten of the ATP rankings for some time. Alcaraz hasn’t been at his best for some time, but given his level of play and accomplishments, he will be considered the favorite.
Forecast: Carlos Alcaraz wins in three sets.
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