Atp Finals, Djokovic fights with Medvedev and closes with 3 victories

The Serbian wins in three sets: 6-3 6-7 7-6 in over 3 hours of match, he is unbeaten in the semifinals. The Russian served for the match at 5-4 in the third

In the end, Nole takes her home. But that you struggle against Medvedev, the day before the semifinal against Fritz. Djokovic beats the Russian in three sets, in over 3 hours of match: 6-3 6-7 7-6. He celebrates but up to a certain point: he reaches the final stages undefeated (in case of victory in the tournament without any defeat, the prize pool would be $4,740,300) but he certainly wasted more energy than expected. It can be said that Fritz is among the winners (let’s see how Nole will recover), as well as the public: other than a useless game, it was a real battle. Thanks to both, also to a Medvedev who greets the tournament with three knockouts in three decisive tie breaks.

Real match

Considering the premises – Djokovic already sure of qualification, Medvedev eliminated after the defeat against Tsitsipas – a different match was expected. A lesson comes from these two champions, as happened yesterday with Nadal: there are many reasons, every time he takes the field. Applause therefore to Nole and Daniil, eager until the end to bring home this game. They gave the public a great match, also made up of great blows and surprises. The Russian played it with the lightness of someone who knows he has nothing to lose, the Serbian with a bit of tension due to the rush to close and the desire to waste as little as possible. It didn’t go that way, but the win will help Djokovic recover faster. With a knockout it would have been hard to swallow.

The match

Djokovic takes home the first set thanks to the break in the eighth game. An effective tennis that of Nole, who exchanges little from the back and doesn’t play into the hands of the Russian. But as the match progresses, things change, Medvedev feels the ball better and manages to extend the points. The Serbian has two break points in two different games, but he doesn’t take advantage of them. The Russian all together, in the tenth game, but hits a super Djokovic. At the tie break it is Medvedev who has the upper hand, Nole is on his feet. He gasps, he even seems to tremble a bit at the change of sides. But by now we are in the flow of the match and the goal is to excel over the other, regardless of the stakes. In the end Djokovic wins, with Medvedev serving for the match at 5-4 but being restarted. And at the decisive tie break, as already happened against Tsitsipas, he collapses. Nole will now have to recover, but watch out: the longer he is on the pitch, the hungrier he is.

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