Daniil Medvedev, current champion of the ATP Finals, will play the final again after beating debutant Casper Ruud in two sets: 6-4 and 6-2 in 79 minutes. The Russian increases his streak in the Masters Cup to nine consecutive victories, curious if you consider that he made his debut in the tournament three years ago with a 0-3. It will face Novak Djokovic or Alexander Zverev this Sunday (17:00, #Vamos), protagonists of the semifinals of the night shift at the Pala Alpitour in Turin.
Medvedev has taken the measure of Ruud, whom he had also beaten in his two previous matches without giving up a sleeve, on grass (Mallorca) and on hard court (ATP Cup). From the beginning it was seen that the Norwegian would have it very difficult to hurt the Muscovite if he limited himself to following his dynamics.
In the long exchanges he could not with the solidity and order of the world number two, who like a cyclist who climbs at a pace, without getting up from the saddle, stopped the wheel increasing the intensity with soft but devastating kidney blows. Daniil thus broke Ruud’s serve three times and did not grant him a single break option. It also ended a trend that it maintained in its last five Masters matches, winning in three sets, something that no tennis player had done in the event’s 52-year history.
not so easy
“I had the game under control, but I had to stay focused and fight for every point, because before the last point the game is not over. I think that in all the games I have been at a great level. This one seemed easy on the scoreboard, but not in terms of tennis “said Medvedev, who expects “a great match in the final, no matter who it is against.”
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Daniil Medvedev
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Casper Ruud
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