Jannik Sinner had the luck to play his first match in the ATP Finals on Tuesday when replacing an injured Matteo Berrettini. The young Italian crushed his dear friend Hubert Hurkacz 6-2 6-2 in the opening match, and he now has the opportunity to qualify for the semi-finals.
Scenario
The scenario for Jannik Sinner to qualify for the semi-finals is rather straightforward. In the next match, Jannik needs to beat the world number 2, Daniil Medvedev, and hope that Hurkacz defeats Sascha Zverev in the group’s other match.
In that case, Medvedev and Sinner would qualify with 2 wins while Zverev and Hurkacz sit with only 1 win.
If both Sinner and Zverev win, the German will qualify for the semifinals simply because he played 3 matches and Jannik only 2.
Therefore, the only combination for Jannik to get to the final 4 is as follow
1- Sinner beats Medvedev
2- Hurkacz beats Zverer
It’s still a very long shot.
Jannik Sinner in 2021
Now ranked no.11, the Italian played his last match on the 16th of November when he beat world no.9 Hubert Hurkacz 6-2 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Presently, during this year Jannik achieved a 46-21 record. The Italian clinched 4 titles in 2021 in Melbourne, in Washington, in Sofia and in Antwerp. The Italian was the finalist in Miami.
Hubert Hurkacz in 2021
Currently the world no.9 (career-high), Hurkacz played his last match on the 16th of November when he capitulated to world no.11 Jannik Sinner 6-2 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This season Hurkacz has achieved a 36-22 win-loss record. Hubert has won 3 titles in 2021 in Delray Beach, in Miami and in Metz.
Jannik Sinner and Hubert Hurkacz played each other just on 2 occasions. Their current head to head is 1-1. Previously, the last time when they played, Jannik Sinner won 6-2 6-2 in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 16th of November 2021.
Here the highlights.
Daniil Medvedev in 2021
Now the world no.2 (career-high), the Russian played his last match on the 16th of November when he defeated world no.3 Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(6) in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At the moment, during this season Daniil has a 56-12 match record. The Russian has won 4 titles in 2021 in Marseille, in Mallorca, in Toronto and at the U.S. Open. Daniil was the runner-up at the Australian Open and in Paris.
Jannik Sinner, Hubert Hurkacz and Daniil Medvedev |
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