first victory Novak Djokovic In his first match at the Nitto ATP Finals Holger Rune With scores of 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1) and 6-3, they secured the number 1 position for the eighth time in his career for 409 weeks, surpassing the record he shared with the American player. Pete Sampras. The Serbian tennis player needed more than three hours to escape from the 20-year-old Dane, who put up a tough fight before he managed to do so.

“”Unbelievable. This means a lot. I knew I only needed one win in this tournament and I wanted it to happen tonight. I didn’t want to prolong the situation or complicate the goal. He did this at the first opportunity. Carlos AlcarazWho will he oppose today? Alexander Zverev (14:30 in the afternoon, Movistar) from the hotel he saw how his last and almost impossible illusions disappeared.

victory over rune Is this 65? Djokovic He managed to participate in the masters tournament held in Shanghai for the first time in 2007 and left without winning any of the three matches in his group. Since then, he has broken the tournament record seven times (2008, 2012-15 and 2022).

Djokovic He needed his best tennis performance to get rid of his opponent who made their matches difficult every time they met (2-2). The Serb broke the tiebreaker and added his second victory over the Dane after defeating him at the Paris Masters 1000 nine days ago.

runetrained by Boris Beckerold technician Djokovic, entered the midfield with very clear ideas on how to play. Strong with her serve (18 aces), strong of heart, brave and aggressive, she took the pulse of the first two sets, which were decided after two draws. The first one gave up rune very easy, but disappointed at the second moment Djokovic achieved only one point.

In the third and decisive round Djokovic still had to suffer. The Serbian tennis player gave up serve due to two double faults after taking a 2-0 lead. Hopeless I broke two rackets He was on the bench and received a warning from the referee. Rune must have thought he had spared the worst, but conceded an already decisive (4-2) break in response to Djokovic giving up victory in his first match of the tournament.

Carlitos premiere

It will be his turn to debut this Monday Carlitos Alcaraz. The Murcian tennis player could not play at the Alpitour pavilion, where he won the cup as the number 1 of 2022, due to the abdominal injury he suffered at the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 last week and withdrew from the quarter-finals. Against Rune, the Danish tennis player achieved a 6-3 and 3-1 advantage in the tiebreak of the second set.

“It is a gift to be here and we will enjoy it,” said Carlitos Alcaraz in Turin this Saturday. The world number 2 is not reaching his best moment. He has not achieved good results since the US Open and has seen his chances of becoming world No. 1 disappear. Only a victory at the Nitto ATP Finals and Djokovic leaving without winning a match could give him the miracle.

“My main goal at the end of the year was No. 1, but I almost lost it.. “This is something I’m going to try to use to my advantage, I’m not going to think about it,” he said before retorting. Zverev.

Fasciitis in left foot forced AlcarazRelax in Vienna Unexpected defeat in the first match against Russia in Paris-Bercy last week Roman Safiulin They’re making sure he’s conservative with his expectations ahead of his first match against Zverev, a rival with whom he has three wins. The German entered Turin at the last minute but will be a dangerous opponent in the tournament where he won the title in 2018 and 2021.

In the opening match of the tournament Jannik Sinner was imposed Stefanos Tsitsipas double for 6-4. The Italian tennis player, supported by the noisy local fans, dominated the match with two breaks, the first in the fifth game (3-2) and the second at the beginning of the second set (1-0). Sinner We will meet this Tuesday Djokovic (21.00, Movistar) Tsitsipas I will do it before rune (14:30, Movistar).

Granollers’ victory

In the doubles tournament Marcel Granollers And Horacio Zeballos They got their first victory by defeating Mexican Santiago González and French Edouard Roger-Vasselin with sets of 2-6, 6-3 and 10-7. The 37-year-old Catalan tennis player is participating in the Nitto ATP Finals for the eighth time, where he won the championship in 2012. Marc Lopez.