(Turin) The German Alexander Zverev defeated the Spanish world No.2 Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-4 in the 2e day of the ATP Finals, Monday in Turin (Italy).
Zverev, double winner of the event (2018, 2021), relied on his serve (15 aces) to emerge victorious in a match which never reached the level and intensity of the duel between Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune (7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (1/7), 6-3) Sunday evening.
Thanks to this success, Zverev takes control of the red group while awaiting the duel between the Russians Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev on Monday evening.
Even if he did not seem physically diminished, Alcaraz, who participated at the age of 20 for the first time in the ATP Finals, ended the year out of breath, as his elimination in his first match had already shown. of the Masters 1000 in Paris.