TURIN, Italy – If Alexander ZverevTheir performance this weekend is any indication, a lot can be expected from the German third-placer in 2022.
Zverev beat the top two players in consecutive matches to claim his second title at the ATP Finals.
After removing the number 1 Novak Djokovic in three sets in the semi-finals, Zverev had a dominant performance in Sunday’s final, beating 2nd place Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4.
The title culminates after a year for Zverev, who also won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and who finished 2021 with more tour wins – 59, more than Medvedev – than any other. anyone else.
The main thing missing from Zverev’s collection of titles is a Grand Slam trophy, after losing in an epic final to Dominic Thiem in the US Open final last year.
The final was a round-robin rematch on Tuesday, when Medvedev beat Zverev in a tiebreak in the third set.
This shot went in Zverev’s way from the start, as the 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) player hit a huge backhand to the corner and then got from a winner on the net to Medvedev broke serve in the third set of the match.
Helped by fast conditions inside the Pala Alpitour, Zverev was nearly untouchable on his serve, taking 20 out of 25 with his serve in the first set.
Zverev broke serve again in the opening match of the second set and then became so confident that he began making bold winning spins as he delivered his serve into the net.
This is the first edition of the season-ending event for the top eight players in Turin – after 12 years in London, where Zverev won his first final title in 2018.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut Win the title sometimes beat Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury 6-4, 7-6 (0).
