Nitto ATP Finals—Turin, Italy
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic reached the semifinals of the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy on Thursday, defeating alternate Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-1.
Needing two hours and five minutes to prevail, Djokovic withstood 24 aces from his opponent, while adding six aces of his own.
Improving to 7-0 against Hurkacz in lifetime meetings, Djokovic will now await his opponent in Saturday’s semifinal.
Hurkacz had taken the place of an injured Stefanos Tsitsipas earlier in the week.
The night session was highlighted by home-country hero Jannik Sinner overcoming a spirited challenge by No. 8 seed Holger Rune. Advancing by a scoreline of 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, Sinner remains undefeated in the round robin portion of the event.
The Italian also booked a spot in Saturday’s semifinals.
Sinner’s win over Rune aided Djokovic in reaching the semifinals. If the Italian had lost to Rune, then Djokovic would not have reached the final four.
Friday’s schedule will see No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz keep his hopes alive of reachibg the final four, when he takes on No. 3 seed Daniil Medvedev. The day’s second singles match will see No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev take on No. 7 seed Alexander Zverev.
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