Yannick Sinner had already qualified for the semi-finals of the 2023 Tournament of Champions, but the Italian defeated Holger Rune and also helped Novak Djokovic through to the penultimate act of the competition at Pala Alpitura (Torin).

Yannick Sinner defeats Holger Rooney – Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Tournament of Champions 2023

The Darren Cahill-coached player defeated Dane Roon 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 after two and a half hours of play.

Yannick (4 ATP) announced health problems in the second set, but did not leave and gave a helping hand to Djokovic, who would have left the competition if Holger had won his second victory in the Green Group.

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Summary of the match between Yannick Sinner and Holger Roon:

The final standings of the Green Group

1. Yannick Sinner – 3 points (sets 6:2) / qualification semi-final

2. Novak Djokovic – 2 points (5:4) / advance to the semi-finals

3. Holger Rune – 1 point (3:2)

4. Hubert Gurkach – 0 points (1:2)

5. Stefanos Tsitsipas – 0 points (0:4).

Tournament of Champions – Records

• Most titles (in singles): Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic (6)

• Most consecutive titles (in singles): Novak Djokovic (4)

• Oldest champion: Novak Djokovic, 35 years and 5 months, 2022

• Youngest champion: John McEnroe, 19 years and 10 months, 1978

• Highest-ranked champion: 1st: Ilie Nastase (1973), Jimmy Connors (1977), Bjorn Borg (1979-80), John McEnroe (1984), Ivan Lendl (1985-87), Pete Sampras (1994, 1996) -97) , Lleyton Hewitt (2002), Roger Federer (2004, 2006-07), Novak Djokovic (2012, 2014-15, 2022) and Andy Murray (2016).

• Champion with the lowest rating: 12th place: David Nalbandyan, 2005.

• Most qualifications: Roger Federer (17)

• Most wins: Roger Federer (59).

The 2023 Tournament of Champions takes place from November 12 to 19 on hard at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy. It has a total prize pool of $9,000,000, starts with the top eight players of the season, and is the reigning champion, Novak Djokovic (double won by Rajiv Ram and Joe Salisbury).