The Italian beat the Australian in sets of 6-3 and 6-4. Meanwhile, Taylor Fritz defeated Daniil Medvedev.
Sinner does not disappoint and accomplishes its task . The number one tennis player in the world He comfortably defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets, in sets of 6-3 and 6-4, and secured his first victory on his debut at the ATP Finals in Turin. showing his favoritism and locality.
The Australian was a big obstacle at the start. His goal was to defeat the curse against the Italian, who managed to win all seven duels in which they had previously faced each other. However, there was nothing he could do against the San Candido-born man.
De Minaur started with everything and got a break in the third game, but Sinner composed himself in the next one. The advantage lasted only a sigh and later it was he who got a break, putting the first set back on track.
The Australian changed his mindset and started a good second round. It was a decent partial, but little by little he began to succumb to the world number one. In the fourth game, the Italian showed his superiority and once again got a break, enough to win the match.
De Minaur probably couldn’t do much else against, probably, the Masters Tournament favorite. Thus, Sinner added his first victory to the competition held in Turin.
Fritz thwarts Medvedev
In the other match of the day, valid for the same group, Taylor Fritz soundly beat Daniil Medvedev, 6-4 and 6-3, in one hour and 20 minutes.
The American caused notable frustration on the part of the Russian, who broke his racket in the middle of the match and was penalized one point. The European became angry after losing the only break point of the first set, storming furiously towards his bench, smashing his paddle against the seat.
It is a situation which marked the progress of the duel. This even provoked the annoyance of the public, who began to whistle and boo Medvedev. The Russian continued to lose his mind and soon after threw another racket. Faced with the spectators’ errors, the European reacted with ingenuity, pretending to hold his instrument upside down.
Fritz managed to close out the match and earned his first ATP Finals victory. “I was laughing, I honestly think he’s funny. He always makes me laugh, even when he’s not playing against me. I laughed between points, when he was juggling his racket “, he assured after the duel.
“That’s who he is. He had the racket upside down when he went 0-40, but he put the rest in. I had to tell myself, “Focus.” I knew he would look for the break because of the way he was playing at 5-2. When your rivals show that they are barely making an effort, you can lose focus,” the American continued.
Source: Latercera
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