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Zverev kick-starts hat-trick hunt in Turin with dominant win

German defeats Rublev in John Newcombe Group for Tour-leading 67th win of 2024

November 11, 2024

Alexander Zverev ignited his pursuit for a 3rd Nitto ATP Finals trophy with a commanding victory on Monday night.

The second seed locked in to defeat Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-4 to open his account on the season finale in Turin. Two-time champion Zverev stood agency within the face of a quick begin from Rublev to clinch his Tour-leading 67th win of 2024 in simply 72 minutes. 

After bettering to 7-3 within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence, Zverev will proceed his hat-trick hunt towards Casper Ruud or Carlos Alcaraz within the John Newcombe Group.

Confronted with essentially the most prolific server within the Nitto ATP Finals area, it was Rublev who received off to a blistering begin inside Inalpi Area. The 27-year-old gained every of his opening 13 factors on serve, in line with Infosys ATP Stats, however a lapse within the seventh sport gifted Zverev the essential first break of the match.

Zverev bided his time within the second set earlier than pouncing within the ninth sport to keep up his dominant document in opening round-robin matches on the occasion (6-1). 

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