Germany’s Alexander Zverev swept apart Russian world quantity two and defending champion Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-4 to win the ATP Finals on Sunday, claiming the title for the second time in his profession.
Zverev, who additionally beat world primary Novak Djokovic on Saturday, turns into solely the fourth participant to beat the highest two gamers on the planet within the semis and closing of the season-ending event.
Victory was additionally candy revenge for Zverev who misplaced in three units to Medvedev within the spherical robin stage, and got here into the match having misplaced his final 5 conferences towards the Russian.
“You keep talking about the perfect match… It was great. I mean in the final against somebody I had lost five times in a row, so I had to play one of my best matches,” Zverev stated in a post-match interview.
“I’m happy about that, happy to go on holidays with this win now… There’s no better way to end this season than winning here, so I’m obviously fairly happy, but I’m also now very much looking forward to next year already.”
The 24-year-old Zverev, who didn’t face a single break level within the closing, has now gained six titles in six finals this 12 months — together with Olympic gold in Tokyo and two Masters titles in Madrid and Cincinnati.
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