Atp Finals: Sinner to applause, beats Zverev and is semifinalist

After Vienna and Paris, Jannik overcame the German for the third time in less than a month, beating him 6-4, 6-3 at the Atp finals and reaching the semifinals with the last round of the group stage still to go (he will play with Ben Shelton on Friday). It was a clear-cut victory for the Italian and a frustrating one for Sascha, who also won seven break points over the course of the two sets, all cancelled out with winning serves that did not allow him to try to reopen the match: his hands on his hips and expression of disbelief revealed all the German's impotence. On yet another ace (twelve in all) from his opponent, Zverev bit the handle of his racket, furious. Sinner served brilliantly (not a single double fault and 71% first serve), was as solid as usual from the back, and when he could, he followed up his net shots with a volley. And he tried more than one forehand short ball, all of which scored with Zverev often struggling at the back. Certainly, it was a different match from the battle and the game seen yesterday between Musetti and De Minaur, as Jannik himself acknowledged in the interview at the end of the match, with a smile: today the exchanges were fast, almost always decided by very heavy first balls, with little creativity and few surprises. What remains, however, is the superb performance of the South Tyrolean, who continues on his way to the last tournament of the year.

Waiting for the Davis Cup

In the meantime, Musetti might not participate in the Davis Cup scheduled for next week in Bologna: captain Filippo Volandri hinted at this in a press conference this morning. It will only be known after the Finals, he said, when an overall assessment will be made: 'Lorenzo will have to make evaluations with me and as always we will come out with a common agreement,' he explained, referring to the fact that the player is 'in his eighth consecutive week on court' with fatigue and fatigue making itself felt more and more every day. Not only that: Veronica, the tennis player's partner who is expecting their second child, "has a pregnancy term that is exactly the same as our Davis matches, so there is also an extra thought for Lorenzo, who for me, as a father of two children, is very very important," Volandri concluded. Uncertain formation then. Perhaps this is also why Sonego continues to train intensively in his Turin, and so does Berrettini.