Amazing Sinner! Jannik beats Medvedev again and flies to final in Turin
Stractable Sinner! Jannik beats Medvedev again and flies to the finals in Turin
Fantastic first semifinal between Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev, proof of the very high level of these ATP Finals, which ended with the South Tyrolean winning in three sets with a score of 6-3 6-7 6-1. Djokovic or Alcaraz the'last hurdle towards glory.
È an immediately complicated start for Jannik Sinner, who is called upon to serve first in this Saturday’s first super challenge. Daniil Medvedev immediately finds great depth and starts with his foot always pressed on the accelerator, reversing the eve forecast. È in fact the Russian to push and move the Italian, often forced to defend himself and to cancel with his service the first break point of the match. Down 2-1, however, the world No. 3 unexpectedly gets caught from 40-0 and suffers the first break of the match, then confirmed by the 22-year-old from Sesto Pusteria: 4-1. At the changeover Fabio Quagliarella unbelievably pops up, who as if nothing happened passes by the side of the press box and brings good to Sinner, who increases the pressure and decreases errors and after three quarters of an hour cashes 6-3 the first set.
The feeling è that in any case Medvedev’s level, excluding that small if very heavy passing at the beginning of the set, was really high. Daniil è’s first part of the second set was, if possible, even closer to perfection, with 19 out of 20 first serves in his first four turnovers. A key passage of the second partial è the eighth game: down 3-4, Jannik saved himself practically without the support of the first, boldly nullifying a break ball and levelling at 4-4. The tension è very high, but neither of them has any more break chances and after exactly 100 minutes it goes to the tie-break. Here Medvedev è still outstanding at the serve, serving only firsts, he manages to take it to the third: 7 points to 4.
After the newly won partial, the world no°3 left the court for a few minutes, receiving a medical timeout off the court. Crucial for Sinner è to reset and start strong right away, but it doesn't need to be said twice. Jannik ès start to the third set is flawless and, also taking advantage of a few forehand errors by the Russian, he immediately goes up 3-0. Medvedev also receives a warning for bickering with a spectator, puts up more secondaries in a game than in his first four serves of the second set and è is forced to chase. Sinner does not wane physically, while his opponent now appears apnea: Daniil gives up the serve again in the longest game of the match and surrenders after a fantastic two and a half hours. Jannik wins 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1 and flies to the final, the most important of his career. Tonight he will find out whether he will challenge Alcaraz or Djokovic.
Giovanni Pelazzo
