Daniil Medvedev won his first match in Turin. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO

In the Sinner Group: Medvedev strikes back

Former tournament winner Daniil Medvedev can still hope to reach the semifinals of the ATP Finals for professional tennis players.

12 November 2024

From: dpa/dl

In Turin, Medvedev defeated Australian tournament debutant Alex de Minaur 6:2, 6:4 and secured his first victory in his second group match.

At the end of the preliminary round, the world number four from Russia will face crowd favorite and local hero Jannik Sinner on Thursday. The event, featuring the eight most successful tennis players of the season, has a prize pool of 15,25 million dollars and begins with two groups of four, from which two players advance in each group.

Alex De Minaur was clearly defeated again. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO

Medvedev had previously lost his nerve and lost his match against the American Taylor Fritz. Sinner will play his second group match against Taylor Fritz on Tuesday at 20.30:XNUMX p.m. SportNews will again accompany the game with a live ticker.

ATP Finals: Preliminary round

Group Ilie Nastase, Tuesday:
Daniil Medvedev – Alex de Minaur 6:2, 6:4
Jannik Sinner – Taylor Harry Fritz 20.30 p.m

1. Daniil Medvedev 2 2:2 1:1
2. Jannik Sinner 1 2:0 1:0
Taylor Harry Fritz 1 2:0 1:0
4. Alex de Minaur 2 0:4 0:2