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The group stage of the ATP Finals ended this Friday with the last two matches of the red group. The first match saw Novak Djokovic, assured of being in the semi-finals, and Daniil Medvedev, already eliminated. The fight was intense and it took 3h11 for the Serb to win. Not ideal before playing the semis… There was one ticket left to be decided. This one was taken by Andrey Rublev, who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Russian will face Casper Ruud in the semis.
After his victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas, Novak Djokovic impressed again by defeating Andrey Rublev in two sets 6-4, 6-1. The world No. 7 qualified for the semifinals of the Masters with great authority for the 11th time in his career. But the first problem of the week: on Friday, he needed 3 hours and 11 minutes to defeat Daniil Medvedev, who was already eliminated, 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(2). The Russian, who has been struggling this year against the Top Players, gave it his all and hung on before losing the decisive tie-break. Nole, always determined, did not want to give up the match but gave up a lot of strength in the battle. Taylor Fritz, Novak Djokovic’s opponent in the semis on Saturday, must have enjoyed it.
The last four was completed by Andrey Rublev. After defeating Daniil Medvedev and then beaten by Novak Djokovic, the Russian got the last ticket by dominating Stefanos Tsitsipas, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 this Friday night session. Nervous this week but also particularly brilliant, Rublev was able to control his nerves to stop a very inspired Tsitsipas this week. It’s the first time he’s made it out of the group stage in three appearances. On Saturday, he will challenge Casper Ruud for a place in the final. A great opportunity.
