Djokovic will impose his law on Alcaraz and play the Masters final against Sinner

The Serbian tennis player left no options and ended the hopes of Alcaraz, who entered the court with very clear ideas, within an hour and a half. Aggressive, bold and focused. I couldn’t even take a step back Djokovic who puts his opponents under constant pressure whenever he gets the opportunity. This was their fifth meeting (2-2) and they already know each other very well.

Murcian We missed two breaking points He broke the serve of the Serbian player, who avoided it by serving in the first match. He also defended himself with the serve (5 ‘aces’ and 67% of first serves) alcaraz until the first mistake, Djokovic He grabbed the ball and went ahead 5-3, closing the match empty and giving him the first set in 41 minutes.

Djokovic He continued to push for another break in the second set (2-1). The world No. 1 imposed controlled tennis, making almost no mistakes and fine-tuning the rest. The Serbian missed a new break point to make the score 4-1, but Alcaraz saved the situation. Emboldened, the Murcian put Djokovic on the ropes with a score of 15-40 on the next serve, in a game that lasted more than eight minutes, electric points were awarded and the two tennis players celebrated their best points, prompting applause from 13,000 people. Fans filling the Pala Alpitour in Turin.

Rematch against The Sinner

Djokovic He made it 4-2 and closed the match definitively by making a new break. It awaits him on the other side of the net in the final this Sunday (18.00, Movistar). The Italian tennis player came into the tournament undefeated after winning his previous four matches. It will be revenge for their match in the group stage, which Sinner won 7-5, 6-7 (5) and 7-6 (2).

“It will be a very complex match,” the Italian football player said before the match. Djokovic They have won only one of the four matches they have faced so far.

This season Sinner He won four championships (Montpellier, Vienna and the 1000 Masters in Toronto and Beijing), plus 18 victories on indoor courts and only one defeat in the final in Rotterdam. Medvedev. The Russian had beaten Sinner in six of their previous eight encounters, but this Saturday at the Pala Alpitour the Italian claimed his third consecutive victory after beating Sinner in the finals in Beijing and Vienna.

Sinner He dominated the match thanks to his strong and effective serve, winning 56 of the 58 matches in the tournament (96.5% efficiency). in view Medvedev In 2 hours and 25 minutes of the match, he had 10 aces and 83% points on the first serve, with only a few break points against him. “If he plays like this in the last weeks, he will win many Grand Slams and become No. 1,” he said. Medvedev after the defeat.

Granollers, doubles finalist

Marcel Granollers This Sunday (15:00, Movistar) he will take part in the doubles final with the Argentinian team. Horacio Zeballos After defeating the pair of Indians Rohan Bopanna and Australian Matthew Ebden 7-5 and 6-4.

The Catalan-Argentine couple, who were eliminated in the semi-finals of the tournament in 2020, will go to their first final together in the masters tournament in 2021 and will face the Americans for the championship. Rajeev Ram and the British Joe Salisbury Who beat the Mexican? Santiago González and french Edouard Roger-Vasselin With scores of 7-6 (7), 3-6 and 10-7 in the ‘super tiebreak’.

“I was a teacher 11 years ago, so I don’t remember much.. We are in the final. We must continue in the same way. “We have played other important finals and we must focus on maintaining the level we showed in Turin,” he said. GranulatorsBecame champion in 2012 Marc Lopez.

Next to you zeballos The 37-year-old Catalan tennis player had previously played in the finals of Wimbledon (2021 and 2023) and the US Open (2019) and lost them all. They have eight championships on the circuit in their track record.