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<\/p>\nDefending champion Jannik Sinner secured a semi-final spot at the\u00a0ATP Finals in Turin with a routine 6-4 6-3 victory over Alexander Zverev on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
As a result, Sinner extended his winning streak on indoor hard courts to 28 matches – stretching back to his loss to Novak Djokovic in the final of this event two years ago.<\/p>\n
It was also Sinner’s fifth-straight victory over third seed Zverev – a run that includes this year’s Australian Open final and recent meetings in Vienna and Paris.<\/p>\n
The Italian still has a chance of reclaiming the world No 1 ranking to close out the year, but needs to succesfully defend his title and hope that Carlos Alcaraz doesn’t win another match.<\/p>\n
Sinner leads the Bjorn Borg Group with two wins from two, while Zverev and Felix Auger-Aliassime have one win each and Ben Shelton trails without a victory.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz has also won his opening two matches to lead the Jimmy Connors Group.<\/p>\n
Sinner saved two break points in the opening game of the match against Zverev – both with aces – and battled back from 0-40 down to hold serve early in the second set but was otherwise largely untroubled as he booked his semi-final spot.<\/p>\n
“I tried to play the best tennis possible when it mattered, which fortunately today it went my way,” Sinner said.<\/p>\n
“Sascha [Zverev] played great tennis and I’m very happy how I handled today. It was a close match, so I’m very happy but also excited to be in the semis.”<\/p>\n
Auger-Aliassime comeback win keeps semi-final hopes alive<\/p>\n
Auger-Aliassime claimed his first win at this year’s ATP Finals, battling back from a set down to beat Shelton 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 7-5 in the other match from the Bjorn Borg Group to take place on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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Highlights of Felix Auger-Aliassime’s clash against Ben Shelton from the ATP Finals.<\/p>\n
The Canadian’s victory keeps his hopes alive of qualifying for the semi-finals, as he’ll next face Zverev on Friday in a shootout for qualification alongside Sinner.<\/p>\n
Shelton goes up against the Italian in a final dead rubber after two defeats in two for the American fifth seed.<\/p>\n
Shelton dominated the first set against Auger-Aliassime and got an early break, only for a terrible game from him, when serving for the set, allowed his opponent to break straight back.<\/p>\n
Shelton showed his frustration by hitting his racket on the ground, which then flew out of his hand and toward spectators. No one was hit, but he received a code violation warning for his outburt before he recovered to take the first set.<\/p>\n
The second set went with serve to a tiebreak, in which Shelton saved three set points until a double fault allowed Auger-Aliassime to pull level.<\/p>\n
Shelton managed to fend off two break points early in the deciding set, but Auger-Aliassime would ultimately wear him down and break in the final game of the match to clinch victory on his third match point.<\/p>\n
“He was playing much better than me at the start,” the eighth-seeded Canadian said of Shelton. “It’s not often that I get broken twice in the first set indoors.<\/p>\n
“It was a weird start, but as the match went on I was finding ways to put returns in the court.<\/p>\n
“Once we engaged in the rallies, I felt like I could win more. You just have to fight, believe, and play the next point the right way.”<\/p>\n
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