Alexander Zverev lost his battle with Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner and failed to make an early entry into the semifinals of the ATP Finals. Despite his good performance, the 28-year-old had to admit defeat to the defending champion and top favorite 4:6, 3:6 in Turin.
In the final group match on Friday, Zverev had a real final battle for the second semifinal spot in Björn Borg’s group. The Hamburg player will next face Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada, who also has a 1-1 record after defeating Ben Shelton of the United States 4:6, 7:6 (9:7), 7:5. The winner advances with Sinner to the best of four.
Zverev suffered his fifth defeat in a row against the Italian. The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner is now unbeaten in 28 matches on indoor hard courts and also maintains a slim chance of ending the tennis year ranked number one in the world.
