The four best players in the ranking qualified in the group stage. This Sunday the title is defined.
The four best in the world affirmed their place and qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP Finals, a tournament which distributes 1,500 points for the ranking and closes the current season. The protagonists will be Daniil Medvedev (3rd ATP), Jannik Sinner (4th), Carlos Alcaraz (2nd) and Novak Djokovic (1st). The last two will be rivals this Saturday.
This is why the wait is total. It will be the fourth time this year that they will face each other, adding a new chapter to a rivalry that has paralyzed the tennis world in 2023. They have already played in the semi-final of Roland Garros, the final of Wimbledon and the final of the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati. The Spaniard only won in London, where he also won his second Grand Slam . In fact, it’s also the only major tournament that Djokovic hasn’t conquered this season, as he won the title in Melbourne, Paris and New York.
This Saturday the scenario is uncertain. Nole struggled in Italy, winning two matches in three sets and losing to Jannik Sinner, who became the leader of the green group. Alcaraz, for his part, finished first in the Red Group, but also with a defeat . Accumulated fatigue or track conditions may be a factor, but the truth is that neither makes it to the finish unscathed.
Without as much marketing, the other semi-final still promises good tennis. On one side there will be local hope Jannik Sinner and on the other Daniil Medvedev, winner of the event in 2020 and finalist in 2021. The Italian is in fact the only tennis player in the tournament to have won his three group matches. , positioning himself as one of the favorites to end up winning the trophy on Sunday. Of course, in his last match against Holger Rune, he showed back problems. It remains to be seen whether he will be affected against the Russian.
2023 says goodbye to the top four in the track standings and everyone has their options. Sinner for being the best in the event so far, Medvedev for being champion and for showing great improvement in the latter part of the year. Alcaraz, for his epic victory in his first appearance. Djokovic for having already lifted the trophy six times.
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