Only on Saturday, the WTA Finals in Riyadh ended, won by Coco Gauff (3rd WTA), and on Sunday the ATP Finals in Turin began. In the first two matches, Taylor Fritz (5th ATP) won 6-4, 6-3 against Daniil Medvedev (4th ATP), and Jannik Sinner (1st ATP) won 6-3, 6-4 against Alex De Minaur (9th ATP). ATP).
Carlos Alcaraz sensationally loses at the start of the ATP Finals in Turin
Monday's play in Turin began with a meeting between Carlos Alcaraz (3rd ATP) and Casper Ruud (7th ATP). So far, the balance of both men is four wins for the Spaniard and two for the Norwegian. In the hours before their match, it seemed that Ruud might have the advantage. Why? Well, a video from Alcaraz's training appeared on social media, showing that the 21-year-old is struggling with a cold.
The first set actually showed that Carlos Alcaraz was not feeling well on the court. Since the score was 1-1, he lost five games in a row, of which he scored only two points on his serve in two games. Effect? 36 minutes of play and Carlos Ruud easily won the first game 6:1. Alcaraz made 18 unforced errors to his opponent's 11 in this set.
In the second game, Alcaraz improved his level of play. Although he still made a lot of mistakes, he also finished a lot of rallies and was able to keep his serve. Additionally, he broke Ruud and served for the set at 5:3. However, since then there has been a decline in his game. Errors when passing, bad decisions, throwing seemingly simple balls into the outfield. And this was grist for Ruud, who made much fewer mistakes in this set (5 to Alcaraz's 16). Thus, once again Ruud won five games in a row, and the entire match 6:1, 7:5 in 85 minutes.
Carlos Alcaraz – Casper Ruud 1:6, 5:7
In Monday's second match, Alexander Zverev (2nd ATP) will face Andrei Rublev (8th ATP). This competition starts at 20:30.