Historic result for national tennis: Jannik Sinner is in the semifinals at the ATP Finals in Turin, the first Italian to reach the second round of the tournament.
Qualification arrived yesterday afternoon thanks to the result of Novak Djokovic, who won in three sets against the Polish "reserve" Hubert Hurkacz. But a few hours later the Italian talent returned the favor to the Serbian champion by overcoming, for the first time in his career, the Dane Holger Rune (6-2, 5-7, 6-4, at the end of a battle that lasted over two hours) and thus giving him the passage of the turn.
Now Sinner just has to wait for the results of the "red" group to find out who he will have to face in the semi-final. Three names in the running. He could face Daniil Medvedev again, who he defeated in the last two direct matches (in the final of the Beijing and Vienna Opens). Then there is his friend-rival Carlos Alcaraz, a Spanish champion, who is not going through a great moment of form. Finally, the German Sasha Zverev, who returned to the levels of a few years ago after the serious ankle injury.
«I'm happy to finally win against Rune. He's an incredible player, he serves really well. It was very very difficult to break it. I think it was a good victory, a positive victory", commented Sinner in the press conference.
(Unioneonline/ss)
