Alexander Zverev wins his 2nd ATP Finals title after ending shedding run vs Daniil Medvedev

ATP Finals 2021: Alexander Zverev capped off a exceptional yr the place he gained the Tokyo Olympic Gold by beating his nemesis Daniil Medvedev within the remaining in Turin on Sunday. Alexander Zverev gained the ATP Finals title for the 2nd time in his profession (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSAlexander Zverev gained the ATP Finals title for the 2nd time in his professionZverev defeated World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 within the remainingZverev additionally gained the Tokyo Olympics gold in a high-quality seasonAlexander Zverev gained his 2nd ATP Finals title after ending a shedding run of 5 matches towards his nemesis Daniil Medvedev in Sunday’s remaining in Turin. Zverev registered a dominating straight-set win (6-4, 6-4) to finish a exceptional week in Italy.

It was a memorable finish to what has been a exceptional season for Alexander Zverev, who gained six titles in six finals this yr — together with Olympic gold in Tokyo and two Masters titles in Madrid and Cincinnati.Alexander Zverev defeated World No. 1, Novak Djokovic, within the semi-final and went previous World No. 2 Medvedev, towards whom he misplaced 5 matches on the bounce because the begin of 2020, within the remaining. He grew to become solely the fourth participant to beat the highest two gamers on the earth within the semis and remaining of the season-ending event.Zverev didn’t face a single break level within the remaining towards Medvedev as he placed on a present on Sunday.THE KING IN TURIN@AlexZverev wins the primary #NittoATPFinals in Turin after defeating Medvedev 6-4, 6-4. pic.twitter.com/CQpDPX0hWt— ATP Tour (@atptour) November 21, 2021
NO BETTER WAY TO END THIS SEASON: ZVEREV”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 mentioned.”I’m happy about that, happy to go on holiday 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 primary factor lacking in Zverev’s trophy assortment is a Grand Slam trophy, having misplaced an epic remaining to Dominic Thiem in final yr’s U.S. Open remaining.The remaining was a rematch of a round-robin encounter on Tuesday when Medvedev beat Zverev in a third-set tiebreaker. Having gained main titles, together with the Olympic gold, Zverev can be hoping to profit from the brand new season amid doubts over the participation of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal on the Australian Open 2022.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.