The logic is fulfilled in this Masters Cup in which, without even having taken to the court to seal the group stage, Jannik Sinner already has a ticket to the semifinals. The number one – 6-4 and 6-4 to Daniil Medvedev in the night shift – continues the military march of this season and this final quarter, resolved through titles and victories: three times he has triumphed (Cincinnati, US Open and Shanghai) in the five tournaments it has played since August, in addition to the final in Beijing. That is to say, he continues to reaffirm himself as the most powerful of the moment and runs again in Turin, where a year ago Novak Djokovic deprived him of the master crown.
Sinner had not stepped on the court and had already sealed his access to the penultimate stage of the tournament, thanks to the set taken by Alex de Minaur from the American Taylor Fritz; In fact, sad consolation for the Australian, who finally lost against the North American (5-7, 6-4 and 6-3) and said goodbye in his first participation without any points in the box. He couldn’t beat Medvedev on the first day or Sinner on the second. Despite his unquestionable level, the master event still seems too big for him, a player who has plenty of attitude, legs and dynamism, but who lacks the necessary edge to overwhelm with shots. He closes the year with a couple of awards—a 250 (s-Hertogenbosch) and a 500 (Acapulco)—and included in the top-10which is no small thing.
He is now off the Turin map, while Sinner will appear in the semifinals for the second consecutive year. In his third intervention of the week, once again incontestable. Again, impressive. He doesn’t let up and continues to set the pace. Despite his desire to shelve the course, Medvedev tried to refute him but did not find the ideal way; In front, a robot that adds, adds and adds. An even more solid dam than the Russian one. He returns them all. Rhythm and more rhythm. This is how the king of the ATP progresses, undefeated and immaculate, without knowing who he will face on Saturday. He made his way as first in the group and Fritz took second place, aware that the local team is the man to beat in the remainder.
Due to inertia, rhythm and state of form, in addition to the fact that his granite tennis fits like a glove with a court that requires chewing the points, the one from San Cándido (23 years old) rises as the firm candidate for the final triumph, waiting of the paths that Alcaraz and Zverev may follow. Right now, the transalpine seems to be one body ahead of the two, but there are no certainties in a scenario that, without Nole on him, has offered alternatives during the last decade (Murray, Dimitrov, Tsitsipas, Medvedev…), beyond the fact that The German has also caught his pulse and has written his name a couple of times in the history.
On the other hand, the duo formed by the Spanish Marcel Granollers and the Argentine Horacio Zeballos said goodbye to the competition, losing to the Australian couple formed by Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell (7-6(14) and 6-3). They leave Turin without any victory and without the number one that they shared with the Salvadoran Marcelo Arévalo and the Croatian Mate Pavic. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal landed in Malaga this Thursday afternoon and trained at the Manuel Carpena to prepare for the Davis Cup that begins next Tuesday.
