By beating the Russian in three sets on Saturday, the world No. 4 became the first Italian to qualify for the Masters final. He will face the winner of the other semi-final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic on Sunday.
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The first finalist of the Masters is known: it will be Jannik Sinner. The Italian defeated the Russian Daniil Medvedev (6-3, 6-7, 6-1) after 2 hours 29 minutes of play, Saturday November 18, in Turin. A first for the young prodigy, world number 4, who becomes the first Transalpine to reach the final of the Masters Tournament. He asserts himself as the man in form at the end of the season, and remains undefeated in this Masters.
If Sinner was able to dominate the first set (6-3), Daniil Medvedev raised his game for the tie break (7-4), at the end of a very tight second set, where his energy made the difference. However, after calling on his physiotherapist, the winner of the 2020 edition seemed to come out of his match.
He finally gave in to the pressure, increased by the public, who had taken up the cause of the local. Jannik Sinner’s mental ascendancy was confirmed on a physical level, and the 22-year-old won the victory after a final round that he clearly mastered.
“It was a very, very difficult match, Daniil started the match playing better than me, I still managed to break him in the first set. Since I arrived here in Turin, I feel something different. “incredible, it gives me crazy energy”explained the winner to the public after his success.