US Open champ wins thriller in ATP Finals

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Defending champion Daniil Medvedev clinched his spot successful the past 4 of the ATP Finals aft beating 2018 champ Alexander Zverev connected Tuesday to marque it 2 wins retired of 2 successful Turin.

Medvedev, who won the US Open successful September for his archetypal Grand Slam title, took conscionable implicit 2 1/2 hours to bushed Zverev 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6) and determination level with the German connected a tour-leading 56 wins aft a tense tiebreaker successful the decisive set.

“Definitely 1 of the matches to remember,” Medvedev said. “When you triumph 8-6 successful the tiebreak successful the third, it was 4-2 for him truthful I was similar OK, helium serves a fewer aces it’s done. I made it 6-4 and I was similar OK, that’s my infinitesimal now. It’s backmost to 6-6 ... Just an astonishing feeling. Not really overmuch to accidental astir the match, conscionable amazing.”

Medvedev leads Red Group and was assured of his spot successful the last 4 aft section favourite Matteo Berrettini pulled retired of the tournament.

Berrettini retired against Zverev connected Sunday with an abdominal wounded and though helium trained Tuesday helium could not retrieve successful clip and was replaced by archetypal alternate Jannik Sinner, different Italian.

Sinner's archetypal lucifer volition beryllium against first-time qualifier Hubert Hurkacz aboriginal Tuesday.

Helped by accelerated conditions wrong the Pala Alpitour, Medvedev served 14 aces and Zverev 18.

Medvedev was successful a combat from the start, fending disconnected 3 interruption points successful his opening 2 work games but besides breaking Zverev to instrumentality a 3-0 lead. The satellite No. 2 went connected to triumph the opening acceptable with a delightful backhand down the line.

Victory looked successful bully clip successful the 2nd acceptable arsenic Medvedev dropped lone 2 points successful his archetypal 5 work games. But Zverev held connected and saved 3 interruption points to unit the tiebreaker which the German won.

In the deciding set, Medvedev had to prevention a interruption constituent to forestall Zverev from serving for the match, and helium won the tiebreaker connected his 3rd lucifer constituent erstwhile Zverev netted a backhand.

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