it didn’t start well Rafael Nadal at the Nitto ATP Finals. The tournament that resists it every year in 11 entries. In his first match, Taylor was defeated 7-6 (3) and 6-1 to Fritz. This was his first harvest. The American was, in theory, the weakest opponent of the #9 green group in the world, and came in with the loss of Carlos Alcaraz.

The last two times they faced, point distribution Nadal beat Fritz at the last Wimbledon, his stomach was torn. And months earlier, the American had beaten him in the Indian Wells final, where both were injured, Fritz in one leg and Nadal with an intercostal fracture.

service is very important

This Sunday in Turin, the two have just entered the track, recognizing each other and ready to pick the victory on their side. Continuing the service was paramount. And even though there was no timeout in the first set, Fritz three breaking points (For 3-1 and 4-3) didn’t happen, but he didn’t miss his chance at the tie break.

For Nadal, nothing improved in the second round. less. Fritz broke his serve twice this time (3-1 and 5-1), 10 minute game Mallorcan recorded five breakpoints before delivering. There was no other story. Fritz registered his victory in 1 hour 37 minutes. The defeat forces Nadal to risk his continuity at Tuesday’s tournament. Felix Auger AliassimeWho in the opening match against Norway Casper Ruud 7-6 (4) and 6-4 down.

The double finalist at Roland Garros and the US Open dominated the Canadian tennis player who came to Turin. best results in the previous indoor tour, 27 wins and three consecutive titles (Florence, Antwerp and Basel).

Ruud’s strength

The Norwegian tennis player, who was the semi-finalist of the tournament last year, despite not having a good indoor tour (4 wins and 4 losses), very solid In a game where the serve was decisive on the fast court mounted on the Alpitour in Turin.

Scandinavian (4 worlds) did not give up on any of them and after winning the draw they managed to complete the win by taking over Auger-Aliassime (5-3) in the second set. 1 hour 52 minutes. “The rest was key. You can’t score very few points against Casper than the others, ”the Canadian said.

On the second day, it will be their turn to jump on the track. Daniel Medvedev, In the Russian duel against Andrei Rublev (2:00 pm, Movistar) Novak Djokovic, Measured by Stefanos Tsitsipas (9:00 pm, Movistar).