​Yannik Sinner is the first Italian player in history to reach the final of the Tournament of Champions, the home favorite advanced after a balanced and intense match against Daniil Medvedev (6-3, 6-7(4), 6-1). ).

Yannick Sinner in the ATP Finals after defeating Daniil Medvedev

The Italian and the Russian knew each other very well before the match at the Pala Alpitura in Turin (it was the ninth match in a row), and each tried to impose the rhythm of the game primarily with the help of serving.

Both served accurately, powerfully and often found corners that made the returner’s efforts useless.

Only one break made the difference in the first set, one won by Sinner 6-3.

The answer was even more balanced: Yannik and Daniil could not do anything in the rematch, and the set was decided on a tie-break. Back on form and with better ideas at important moments, Medvedev won the match 7-4.

The decisive moment was when the Italian crowd took to the ramp again: it behaved like a Davis Cup match (it had done so up to this point, but obviously not with the same intensity), and Daniil lost his cool.

He made a double fault on a break point (2-0), his wife scolded him, and then there was a fight with the home crowd.

Medvedev “raised” the boos and whistles this time, after Novak Djokovic was the “conductor” this week.

While Hryshnyk was fed by all the crazy shouts of the fans, Daniil was getting more and more nervous, and the second break of the Italian forced the Russian to give up morally. At the end of the match, which lasted two hours and 27 minutes, the set ended 6-1 in favor of Yannick.

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