Strong serving and consistent baseline play propelled US Open champion Daniil Medvedev to a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 win over the first-time qualifier Hubert Hurkacz in the opening match of the ATP Finals. (More Tennis News)
The result moved Alexander Zverev ahead of Daniil Medvedev atop the Red Group in the round-robin format.
Strong serving and consistent baseline play propelled US Open champion Daniil Medvedev to a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 win over the first-time qualifier Hubert Hurkacz in the opening match of the ATP Finals. (More Tennis News)
In the day바카라™s second match, 2018 champion Alexander Zverev won when local favorite Matteo Berrettini of Italy retired early in the second set with an apparent abdominal injury.
Zverev won the first set 7-6 (7) and was leading 1-0 in the second when Berrettini dropped his racket to the ground, covered his face and bent over in apparent pain.
"The atmosphere was one of the best I felt ever in my life and that바카라™s why it feels so bad right now,바카라ť Matteo Berrettini said. "The worst thing that could have happened happened."
The result moved Alexander Zverev ahead of Daniil Medvedev atop the Red Group in the round-robin format.
Daniil Medvedev, the defending champion at the year-end tournament for the top eight players, served 15 aces and didn바카라™t face a single break point against the seventh-seeded Hubert Hurkacz, who beat him in five sets at Wimbledon this year.
Medvedev attributed his strong serving performance to conditions he called the fastest he바카라™s ever experienced on tour.
바카라śI don바카라™t think it바카라™s the surface itself because (the) surface probably is exactly the same as in London,바카라ťÂ Medvedev said while referring to the previous tournament host.
"I think it바카라™s a combination of air, which is really dry here, and I think the ball goes very fast through the air, the balls itself, which are quite fast balls, and the court.
바카라śI was barely under pressure on my serve against a great returner.
바카라śAnd same for me, I had just two games where I had break points," he added.
It's the first edition of the event in Turin 바카라” after 12 years in London.
In the Green Group, top-ranked Novak Djokovic opens against eighth-seeded Casper Ruud on Monday, then fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas plays fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev.
With both players serving well inside the Pala Alpitour, neither Daniil Medvedev nor Hubert Hurkacz produced a break point in the first set, when Hurkacz바카라™s strong net play proved the difference in the tiebreaker.
Medvedev responded with an early break in the second set then broke again in the first game of the third as he methodically wore Hurkacz down.
바카라śDaniil is an amazing player and he plays great tennis for the whole match,바카라ť Hurkacz said.
바카라śHe doesn바카라™t have dips in his game, so that makes him such a tough opponent.바카라ť
Matteo Berrettini, 2021 Wimbledon finalist, was treated by a trainer during a medical timeout. Then he played one more point before calling it quits.
바카라śI don바카라™t know what it is,바카라ť said Berrettini, who was also slowed by injuries last year.
바카라śI really hope that it바카라™s not that (serious) but it was impossible to keep playing.바카라ť
Alexander Zverev saved two set points at 5-6 in a long first set, with the crowd erupting into soccer stadium chants whenever Matteo Berrettini won big points.
Jannik Sinner, another Italian, is the first alternate and could replace Berrettini for the next two group matches.
Matteo Berrettini is slated to play on Italy's team in the Davis Cup finals 바카라” also in Turin 바카라” the week after the ATP Finals.
바카라śTomorrow with my team and the doctors I바카라™ll do some checks,바카라ť Berrettini said.
"I really hope it바카라™s not something that keeps me from playing."