Carlos Alcaraz has had a lot of things working against him already at the Nitto ATP Finals. He was less than 100 percent with a cold, playing on an unfavorable surface at an event where he has little experience and even less success, and he is at the end of a grueling year. So perhaps it wasn't a huge surprise when the Spaniard lost his opening match of the week against Casper … [Read more...] about Alcaraz back on the winning track at Nitto ATP Finals
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Ricky’s picks for Wednesday in Turin, including Alcaraz vs. Rublev
Day 4 at Nitto ATP Finals will see the Group John Newcombe participants play their second round-robin matches. Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud are 1-0, while Carlos Alcaraz and Andrey Rublev face a borderline must-win situation.Here are my previews and picks for the two matchups.(2) Alexander Zverev vs. (6) Casper RuudZverev came into this tournament as one of the top three … [Read more...] about Ricky’s picks for Wednesday in Turin, including Alcaraz vs. Rublev
Ricky’s picks for the Nitto ATP Finals semis: Djokovic vs. Alcaraz and Medvedev vs. Sinner
It's a dream semifinal lineup at the Nitto ATP Finals, featuring the top four players in the world: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, and Jannik Sinner. It’s fitting, too. Those four have clearly been the best players on the ATP Tour from start to finish this season.Here are my picks for the two showdowns.(1) Novak Djokovic vs. (2) Carlos AlcarazDjokovic and … [Read more...] about Ricky’s picks for the Nitto ATP Finals semis: Djokovic vs. Alcaraz and Medvedev vs. Sinner
Ricky’s pick for the Nitto ATP Finals round robin: Alcaraz vs. Medvedev
Three of the top four players in the world have already qualified for the semis at the Nitto ATP Finals. As of Thursday night, Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, and Jannik Sinner are also safely through.Now the question is if world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz will join them on the weekend.Alcaraz has several avenues to success heading into a Friday afternoon round-robin showdown … [Read more...] about Ricky’s pick for the Nitto ATP Finals round robin: Alcaraz vs. Medvedev
Ricky’s pick for the Nitto ATP Finals round robin: Sinner vs. Rune
Jannik Sinner has treated the home crowd at the Nitto ATP Finals to an absolutely ideal start. The world No. 4 is 2-0 through two matches in Turin, Italy--highlighted by an epic 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-6(2) victory over Novak Djokovic on Tuesday night.What will Sinner do for an encore?Next up for the Italian is a final round-robin match against Holger Rune on Thursday night. It remains … [Read more...] about Ricky’s pick for the Nitto ATP Finals round robin: Sinner vs. Rune