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ATP Year-End Finals: Sinner defeats Djokovic for the first time, Tsitsipas withdraws due to injury
Xinhua News Agency, Berlin, November 14th (Reporter Liu Yang) In the second round group match of the Men’s Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) year-end finals held in Turin, Italy on the 14th, Sinner, who played at home, defeated Gioko for the first time in his career. Vicki, and ended the opponent’s 19-game winning streak; Greek player Tsitsipas retired due to injury during the match with Danish player Rune.
On November 14, Sinner celebrated scoring in the game. Published by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Alberto Lingria)
The top singles seed, Serbian star Djokovic, has reached the finals of all four Grand Slams this season and won three championships. He defeated Rune 2:1 in the first round of the finals, ensuring that he won the first place of the year for the eighth time. After the fierce battle with Rune in the first round, Djokovic once again fell into a three-set battle, and finally lost to Italian Sinner 5:7, 7:6, 6:7. The group stage record was one win and one loss, and the qualifying situation was unclear. .
On November 14, Djokovic returned the ball during the game. Published by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Alberto Lingria)
In the first set of the second round, Sinner was more proactive at the bottom line at the end of the set. In the eleventh game, he forced a break opportunity. Djokovic tried a backhand to change the line and hung the net to lose the game. Sinner then held serve and won the first set.
In the second set, both sides showed great strength in serving and each maintained serve. After the tie-break, Djokovic gained the upper hand and won. In this set, Djokovic and Sinner hit 8 and 6 ACE balls respectively (the serve was scored directly without the opponent touching the ball).
In the deciding set, Sinner took the lead in breaking serve in the sixth game, and Djokovic broke back later. At the end of the set, the two men each held serve and entered the tiebreaker. Sinner started the match 5:0 and eventually won the tiebreaker 7:2, winning the final set.
On November 14, Tsitsipas (left) decided to withdraw from the competition. Published by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Alberto Lingria)
In addition, Tsitsipas retired from the first set due to injury in the match against Rune and was eliminated early after two consecutive losses. In the doubles competition, the No. 5 seed combination, Argentinian Zeballos and Spanish player Granollers defeated the top seed combination, Croatian player Dodig and American player Krajicek 6:4, 6:4. Winning streak and qualifying early. The No. 4 seed pair, Mexico’s Santiago Gonzalez and France’s Roger Wasseran, defeated the Argentinian pair of Maximo Gonzalez and Molteni 6:4, 6:4.
2023-11-15 07:39:00
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