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- Novak Djokovic (ATP 1) defeats Alexander Zverev (ATP 7) at the ATP Finals in London in 2 sets with 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 4).
- The Serbian qualified for the semifinals, where he faced Dominic Thiem (ATP 3).
- In the evening, already qualified Daniil Medvedev (ATP 4) meets himself against Diego Schwartzman (ATP 9), who, like Zverev, was eliminated.
At the end of the second set Novak Djokovic had to show his nerve strength against Alexander Zverev in the tie-break. As during the entire round, Zverev pushed hard, served well and took the lead with a mini break. But then the 17 Grand Slam winner was able to switch gears and turned the short decision in his favor.
Djokovic made few mistakes and used his first match point to finally deserve the victory.
Start of Djokovics souveräner
In the opening set, the Serbian world number 1, Zverev, had no chance. With the first break, Djokovic made the decisive breakthrough on serve. Zverev showed great difficulty when he had to go through the second serve. In this case, the US Open finalist won just 33 percent in the first round. Too little to really put pressure on Djokovic.
This was followed by the rise of Zverev, but it was not enough for the victory against ‘Djoker’.
Thiem waits in the semifinals
With the victory, Djokovic qualified for the ninth time for the round of 16 of the ATP Finals. There, the 33-year-old meets Dominic Thiem, a tough opponent in top form after his US Open triumph.
For Zverev, who won the final two years ago, the tournament ended prematurely. Above all, the clear opening loss to Daniil Medvedev will hurt the young Germans.
In the evening, the group “Tokyo 1970” has a draw between the retired Diego Schwartzman and Medvedev. You can follow the game live on SRF Zwei from 9:10 pm
