Sinner beats Rune and qualifies Djokovic to the ATP Finals semis

Jannik Sinner, world number 4, won against world number 10, Holger Rune, 2-1 sets and will finish at the 1^st place in Group A after 3 victories from 3 matches.

World number 1 – Novak Djokovic is the happiest man after Sinner’s victory because that means that the Serbian will finish 2^nd in the group and will also advance to the ½ finals of the ATP Finals.

A TITAN IN TURIN 🇮🇹@janniksin battles to beat Rune 6-2 5-7 6-4 and enters the #NittoATPFinals Final Four with a PERFECT 3-0 record! 👏 pic.twitter.com/v8Zw6uSi4w

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 16, 2023

The Italian dominated in the 1^st set and won the 1^st 4 games in the match. Sinner closed it 6-2 games for only 33 minutes.

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However, his Danish opponent played a lot better in the 2^nd set and stole it in the last possible moment as he broke Jannik’s serve when the Italian was serving to tie the games 6-6 and force a tiebreak.

Everything was decided after a 3^rd set. We must acknowledge that Sinner suffered some problems in the final minutes of the 2^nd set and wasn’t at 100%, but he still gave his best despite already being qualified for the final 4 of the tournament. The game went close, and when Rune was serving to tie 5-5 games, Sinner converted the only break in the set, which was enough for the Italian to triumph 6-4 in the 3rd set and, respectfully, the match.

Jannik Sinner beats Holger Rune 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in a dramatic match, wins the Green Group and qualifies Novak Djokovic to the semifinals!

Quite a day here in Turin! pic.twitter.com/MhhL0F6BKJ

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) November 16, 2023