TonTennis Olympic champion Alexander Zverev In the semifinals of the Turin ATP Finals, challenge the favorite Novak Djokovic. The world’s third-ranked player from Hamburg defeated the apparently ill Polish player Hubert Hulkacz by 6:2 and 6:4, and won the victory needed to enter the knockout round. As the runner-up in the red group, he will face the Grand Slam record champion Djokovic for the fifth time this year on Saturday.
“It’s not easy psychologically, because I know I have to win,” Zverev said. “I am very happy to be in the semifinals.” He remembers his strong comeback victory in the Tokyo Olympic semifinals. The 24-year-old has lost three other games in this year’s world-ranked match against Serbia, including the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and the most recent five-set U.S. Open semifinals. In general, the balance between the two after the victory is obviously 7:3 Djokovic.
After losing to the defending champion Daniel Medvedev Zverev is under great pressure against Hulkatz. If he loses, he will be eliminated in the group stage like the previous year. However, with the German victory, Italian successor Jannik Sinner’s semi-final hopes will be on Thursday night (9:00pm/Sky) against Russian Medvedev, who has already been determined as the group champion. meet.
On Thursday, Polish Hulkaz, who was rumored to have an ankle injury before the game, gave up twice to serve. Hurkacz looked restrained, but his fighting spirit was high. Since the top German player did not shine, and his opponent went all out, at least the second set maintained a balance for a long time.
