Audacious swinging volley winners. Serve-and-volleying. An ace out wide on his first match point 바카라 with his second serve. (More Tennis News)
The ATP Finals title culminates quite a year for Alexander Zverev, who also won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and has now finished 2021 with more wins on tour 바카라 59, one more than Daniil Medvedev 바카라 than anyone else.
Audacious swinging volley winners. Serve-and-volleying. An ace out wide on his first match point 바카라 with his second serve. (More Tennis News)
Alexander Zverev showed off new, more aggressive, tactics in a dominant 6-4, 6-4 win over second-ranked Daniil Medvedev on Sunday to lift the trophy at the ATP Finals for the second time.
A day after beating top-ranked Novak Djokovic over three sets in the semifinals, Zverev raised his game to a new dimension.
바카라It was definitely a game plan," Zverev said. "He바카라s one of the best baseline players in the world, and against him you need to take control over the points, and I did that today and that바카라s why it worked out very well for me.바카라
It was a similar approach to how Djokovic beat Medvedev in the Paris Masters final earlier this month, when the Serb attacked the net more often than usual.
바카라He바카라s been playing great tennis for a while but now he바카라s also playing very intelligent tennis,바카라 said Zverev바카라s older brother and fellow pro, Mischa, who has been coaching him in the absence of Alexander Zverev Sr.
바카라He바카라s improving his game,바카라 Mischa said in an on-court interview shortly after the final, as Zverev was still basking in the crowd and signing autographs. 바카라I바카라ve seen him hit his backhand slice approach shot and hit a volley drop shot to finish off the point, serve-and-volley. ... I really enjoyed watching it.바카라
Mischa, a pure serve-and-volleyer who reached a career-high ranking of No. 25 in 2017, is clearly urging his brother to come forward more.
At 6-foot-6 (1.98-meters) and with a huge wingspan, Zverev can be quite an imposing figure at the net.
바카라That바카라s what I told him. I바카라m like, 바카라Just be creative and play smart, play with your heart and your brain,바카라바카라 Mischa said. 바카라That바카라s what he was doing. He wasn바카라t just playing solid tennis, he was playing mostly creative tennis.바카라
Daniil Medvedev, the US Open champion, won this event last year and had beaten Alexander Zverev five consecutive times.
바카라There바카라s no better way to end the season than winning here,바카라 Zverev said. 바카라I바카라m also now very much looking forward to next year already.바카라
The ATP Finals title culminates quite a year for Alexander Zverev, who also won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and has now finished 2021 with more wins on tour 바카라 59, one more than Daniil Medvedev 바카라 than anyone else.
The main thing missing in Alexander Zverev바카라s trophy collection is a Grand Slam title, having lost an epic final to Dominic Thiem in last year바카라s US Open final, when Zverev served for the title in the deciding fifth set.
바카라I kind of succeeded on every level and there바카라s one thing missing," Zverev said. "So I hope I can do that next year.바카라
Daniil Medvedev said that Alexander Zverev "is capable of beating anybody". "He definitely can win a Grand Slam because it바카라s just obvious,바카라 the Russian added.
바카라But he바카라s not the only one. That바카라s where it gets tough. ... You need to win seven matches to be a Grand Slam champion. Is he capable? Yes. Is he going to do it? We never know.바카라
Added Mischa on the prospects of a major title: 바카라It바카라s coming. You never know. I can바카라t predict the future but I feel like it could be coming.바카라
The final was a rematch of a round-robin encounter on Tuesday, when Daniil Medvedev beat Alexander Zverev in a third-set tiebreaker.
This one went Zverev바카라s way from the start, as the German crushed a huge backhand to the corner then benefitted from a net-cord winner to break Medvedev바카라s serve in the third game of the match.
Helped by fast conditions inside the Pala Alpitour, Zverev was virtually untouchable on his serve, winning 20 of 25 service points in the first set. Zverev broke again in the opening game of the second set and hardly wavered the rest of the way.
This marked the first edition of the season-ending event for the top eight players in Turin 바카라 after 12 years in London, where Zverev won his first finals title in 2018.
바카라Obviously London was an incredible event but I think ... Italy has topped it,바카라 Zverev said. 바카라What makes it so special here in Italy is the fans, because the fans are absolutely insane," Zverev added. "It바카라s the loudest crowd, it바카라s the most energetic crowd.바카라
Earlier, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the doubles title by beating Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury 6-4, 7-6 (0).