Jannik Sinner secured his place in the semifinals of the ATP Finals when he defeated Alexander Zverev in Turin, Italy, Wednesday (12/11) evening local time or Thursday WIB.
Determined to defend his title in the final match of the season, Sinner put in a brilliant performance en route to a 6-4, 6-3 victory, taking his record to 2-0 in Bjorn Borg's group.
"It was a very, very competitive match, a very close match," said Sinner, as quoted by ATP.
"I felt like my serve was really good in the key moments. I tried to play as well as I could when it mattered, and luckily everything went my way."
Sinner earned his fifth consecutive win against the German and improved to 6-4 in their head-to-head rivalry , which Zverev once led 4-1.
Zverev's last win against Sinner came at the 2023 US Open.
Sinner defeated Zverev in this year's Australian Open final and recently in three sets in Vienna, followed by a 6-0, 6-1 victory in the semifinals of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Paris.
"We both changed our tactics a little bit, so I felt like we were both trying to hit it pretty fast, pretty flat," said Sinner, who hit 28 winners to Zverev's 17.
"But I'm really happy with the way I returned his serve. It's very difficult. One of the best serves in the world. In the group I'm in, with Sascha and Ben, it's very difficult to return their serve."
