Zverev beats debutant Jodar in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 for opening ATP Finals win in Turin
World number one Alexander Zverev of Germany beat 20-year-old Spanish debutant Rafael Jodar 6-4, 6-4 in his opening group match at the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, on November 15, taking first points in the John McEnroe group.
Zverev, a two-time champion and the most experienced ATP Finals player in this year's field, was playing his 31st match at the season-ending event. He broke for 4-3 in the first set with a superb backhand down the line. Jodar had two rare break chances late in the set but could not convert either, and Zverev closed it out. An early break in the second set put Zverev 3-1 up, and he was never troubled again on serve.
Jodar, playing the Finals for the first time, has risen from the mid-100s to the top 10 in less than 12 months in a sensational first season on tour. In the group's other match on Sunday, world number four Ben Shelton of the United States takes on France's Arthur Fils.
Source: Reuters
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