• ATP fourth ranked Casper Ruud defeated Canada’s number one Felix Auger-Aliasim (ATP 6) 7:6 (4), 6:4 in the first match of the competition.
• The Norwegian was dominant despite Auger-Aliassim, 22, having multiple (14-5) unbreakable serves, and was also strong on his first serves, winning 32 of 38 games (84%).
• This was the sixth meeting between the 23-year-old Ruud and Auger-Aliasim, with the Scandinavian winning four.
• Later, in the second match of the Green Group, Taylor Fritz, the current strongest US tennis player, unexpectedly won 7:6 (3), 6:1 over the second player on the planet. rocket Rafael Nadal from Spain.
• The 36-year-old Nadal made 12 more unforced errors (22-10) than his opponent tonight. The Spaniard didn’t get even a break point, while Fritz had nine such chances.
• In the five previous matches between Fritz and Nadal, the American has been superior twice.
• Significantly, the Spanish tennis legend has yet to triumph in the final tournament of the ATP season during his illustrious career.
• Initially, Fritz was not in the starting lineup of the final tournament, however, after 19-year-old world ranking leader Carlos Alcaraz withdrew through injury, the place became available for the American who remained “behind the streak”.
• Greek Stefan Tsips (ATP 3rd), two Russian athletes Daniil Medvedev (ATP 5th) and Andrei Rublyov (ATP 7th), as well as Serbian Novak Djokovic (ATP 8th) will compete in the red group. After the round robin, the two best tennis players of the subgroups will advance to the semifinals.
• The final tournament of the ATP season in Turin will take place until next Sunday. The winner of the season finale has the opportunity to earn up to $4,740,300, as long as all games are won.
• In last year’s final, German tennis player Alexander Zverev beat Medvedev 6:4, 6:4.
“Nitto” ATP Season Final Tournament (Turin, Italy)
| The appointment | gr. | The game | Result/Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.13. | Green | Kasper Ruud (Norway) – Felix Auger-Aljasim (Canada) | 7:6 (4); 6:4 |
| Taylor Fritz (USA) – Rafael Nadal (Spain) | 7:6 (3); 6:1 | ||
| 14.11. | In red | Daniil Medvedev – Andrei Rublyov | at 15:00 |
| Stefan Tsips (Greece) – Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | at 10pm | ||
| 15.11. | Green | Rafael Nadal (Spain) – Felix Auger-Aliasim (Canada) | at 15:00 |
| Kasper Ruud (Norway) – Taylor Fritz (USA) | at 10pm |
Resources used:
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