No surprise at Pala Alpitour, Daniil Medvedev is the first finalist in the single: the Russian beats Casper Ruud without problems.
The n.2 in the world, reigning champion of the Atp Finals, overtakes the Norwegian in an hour and 20 minutes with partitions of 6-4, 6-2.
Tonight the other semifinal will be played between Djokovic and Zverev, who will decide the second finalist.
"I am very happy with my performance today, because Casper is one of the players we all look up to, he has achieved great results. It was said that he is only a clay court player, but in the indoor season he showed his intelligence also tactically. It was a great game and I'm happy to have won it well enough. " These are the first words from the field, at the end of the match, by Daniil Medvedev, the first finalist of the Nitto Atp Finals in Turin. The Russian number 2 in the world beat the real outsider of the tournament in the semifinals, the young Norwegian Casper Ruud, who tried to stand up to him in the two sets later won by Medvedev 6-4 6-2. Now it's up to the second semifinal, tonight at 21, between Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev, respectively number 1 and 3 in the world. "I'm sure it will be a great match - says Medvedev - I'll watch it on TV, prepare and try to be the best tomorrow ".