Despite the very bad start, Holger Röhn came close to toppling Jannik Sinner on Thursday evening in Turin, during a match that the Dane had to win to qualify and eliminate Novak Djokovic. The Italian, still undefeated at the Masters, finally had the final say (6-2, 5-7, 6-4). Therefore, he will be present in the semi-finals, just like the world number one, who can thank the winner he achieved last Tuesday.
Novak Djokovic certainly did not lead much when Holger Röhn, who started this match very poorly, found himself with a break point at 4-3 in his favor in the final set. Fortunately for the Serbian, who has rarely faced such a scenario in his career, the young Dane missed a forehand on that point which could have allowed him to go 5-3 up and advance to the semi-finals of the Masters, which is his participation in the event. for the first time. In the event of a win, Djokovic would at the same time be expelled from the tournament in the group stage, something that has never happened to the Serbian since 2021. With a previous set loss to Hubert Hurkacz, a six-time tournament winner. The Masters were not actually at the mercy of a first-round exit. But for that, Ron had to defeat the unbeaten Sinner before trying to get his first win over his 19-year-old rival in three fights. Any other result qualifies the player who is already certain of ending the year in first place for the eighth time in his career. The ‘Joker’ was very hot, just as he was shivering in front of his screen, but despite his defeat last Tuesday to Sinner, he is still alive and will thus play his 12th semi-final in this Masters tournament on Saturday.
Djokovic was so hot
He owes it to the Italian winner of the second match, who finally overcame the world number 10 (6-2, 5-7, 6-4 after two hours and 31 minutes of play) with a 6-4 victory in this closely contested final set. The start of the match, dominated by No. 4, gave the impression that Sinner was going to easily end his losing streak to Rune. He did not know the latter well, who, under particular pressure from Boris Becker who was still very involved, launched the mutiny from the beginning of the second group. You know the rest: last year’s shock winner in Bercy was 4-3 up, was so close to taking a break with a strong taste of victory but ultimately just didn’t score a game. So it was Sinner who continued his success at this Masters tournament. Which he plays at home. This is an unusual time, and this time he is not the only one who benefits from it. Djokovic, who finished second and therefore qualified for the semi-finals after finding himself on the brink without playing, can thank him. Perhaps before a meeting between the savior and his savior in the final on Sunday. who knows.
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