ATP Finals 2021

[DUN I LOVE]

Optymalnie grający Zverev to najlepszy tenisista świata już od jakiegoś czasu, nic nowego się tutaj nie dowiedzieliśmy. Po prostu pora to wreszcie pokazać w Szlemie.

Byłoby łatwiej jakby Włosi zorganizowali jakiegoś Szlema na hardzie.

Faktycznie, tylko na szybkich nawierzchniach we Włoszech jest groźny.

[Barty]

To zdecydowanie, ale najpierw któryś by musiał przejść do hali, na co się raczej nie zanosi.

[Robertinho]

To zdecydowanie, ale najpierw któryś by musiał przejść do hali, na co się raczej nie zanosi.

AO, Wimbledon, również USO i RG ostatnio?

[Kamileki]

Najlepszy w historii tenisista bez WS?

Jeśli chodzi o osiągnięcia to tak. Ale Rios czy Tsonga ciekawiej grali.

[no-handed backhand]

Kamilos, a Daniiła lubisz?

[Damian]

Five Takeaways From The 2021 Nitto ATP Finals

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ATPTour.com looks back at the season finale's debut in Turin
Alexander Zverev ended the ATP Tour season on a high Sunday evening when he defeated Daniil Medvedev for the Nitto ATP Finals title, completing a thrilling week in Turin.

ATPTour.com looks back at five takeaways from the week at the season finale.

1) Zverev Captures The Title
It is safe to say Zverev earned his second Nitto ATP Finals title. After losing against Medvedev in a final-set tie-break in round-robin play, he clawed into the semi-finals and never looked back.

The German eliminated World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in a gripping three-setter in the last four and then served past Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 in the championship match to claim the trophy. Zverev is the fourth player in Nitto ATP Finals history to defeat the top two players in the FedEx ATP Rankings in the semi-finals and final, joining Ivan Lendl (1982), Stefan Edberg (1989) and Andre Agassi (1990).

“It is special, and I am super thrilled and happy right now,” Zverev added. “There is no better way to end the season than winning here. I am incredibly happy and I am already looking forward to next year.”

Zverev previously captured the crown at The O2 in London three years ago, when he defeated Djokovic and Roger Federer en route to his victory. He finishes 2021 tied for his career-high FedEx ATP Ranking of World No. 3.

This was the fifth consecutive year a player outside the Big Four of Djokovic, Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray has won the Nitto ATP Finals. Zverev is the only person who has triumphed twice during that span.

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex ... >Alexander Zverev</a>
Photo Credit: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
2) Medvedev Falls Just Short Of Title Defence
Medvedev appeared well-positioned to successfully defend his Nitto ATP Finals title, but fell just short at the season finale.

For the second consecutive year, the Russian advanced to the championship match with an undefeated 4-0 record. But while he rallied from a set down last year against Dominic Thiem for the title, he was unable to battle back against Zverev, who did not lose serve in the final to snap the World No. 2’s nine-match winning streak at the event.

Medvedev did not become the first repeat Nitto ATP Finals champion since Djokovic’s four-peat from 2012-15, but that will not stop him from pushing to win the biggest events.

“I will try to do my best, try to win more titles, try to be in the finals of big tournaments,” Medvedev said.

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/dani ... ew'>Daniil Medvedev</a>
Photo Credit: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
3) Herbert/Mahut Triumph Again
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut lost their second Red Group match against Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in a Match Tie-break. But the third seeds got their revenge on Sunday when they stormed past the American-British duo in straight sets to lift the Nitto ATP Finals trophy for the second time.

Herbert and Mahut became the eighth team — and the first all-French pair — to win the season finale on multiple occasions. This was their sixth appearance as a duo at the year-end championships.

“It is an amazing feeling winning here for a second time,” Mahut said. “We lost to them in the round robin, when they played amazing, and today we knew we had to play our best level. I think we played our best match of the week. Finishing the season like this is a great achievement.”

Team Herbert, Mahut
Photo Credit: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
4) Successful Move To Turin
The Nitto ATP Finals made its debut in Turin this year after a 12-year stay in London. The city embraced the event from the moment the players arrived until the last ball when fans cheered Zverev’s victory.

“What does make it so special in Italy is the fans, because the fans are absolutely insane. It’s the loudest crowd, it’s the most energetic crowd," Zverev said. "Rome every year is one of my favourite tournaments of the year. I think this one has topped it and I can’t wait to play in Italy every single time in my career. I love Italy so much and I hope Italy loves tennis just as much."

There was signage throughout the city promoting the event as well as a fan village in the Piazza San Carlo, where there were various activations to bring fans closer to the season finale. The players also surprised the fans on the Friday before the tournament when they walked through the city to take the event’s official photo.

Turin is the 15th different city to host the Nitto ATP Finals. It was initially held in Tokyo in 1970.

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/ ... iew'>Nitto ATP Finals</a>
Photo Credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for ATP
5) Sinner’s Shining Moment
One of the most emotional moments of the event came during round-robin play. When home favourite Matteo Berrettini withdrew due to a left oblique injury before his second match, first alternate Jannik Sinner, another Italian, stepped in with just a few hours’ notice before he had to face Miami Open presented by Itau champion Hubert Hurkacz.

With the full support of the crowd inside the Pala Alpitour, Sinner played a flawless match to beat the Pole 6-2, 6-2. Before doing his on-court interview, the home favourite had to step away from the microphone several times because of the booming standing ovation the crowd was giving him.

“The atmosphere is amazing, everyone cheering here for me and for Italy,” Sinner said. “Playing in Italy is special because you stick together and you want to win together, and I had this feeling today. When the whole stadium is playing [with you] against one guy, it’s not easy.”

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jann ... ew'>Jannik Sinner</a>
Photo Credit: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour

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[Kamileki]

Kamilos, a Daniiła lubisz?

Najpiękniejszy.

[DUN I LOVE]

Danił rok temu wygrał Bercy i WTF, w tym roku zszedł piętro niżej i skończył tam z tackami.

[Rroggerr]

Niby zaskakujący przebieg finału, ale niewiele chyba nowego powiedział ten turniej, Zverev od momentu wejścia do czołówki (2017), gdy jest w uderzeniu to w sprzyjających warunkach potrafi tak w bo3 rutynować każdego, ale skoro nie miało to przełożenia na Szlemy do tej pory, to możemy jeszcze trochę poczekać zanim faktycznie będzie miało. Można pisać, że nie da się być bardziej gotowym do zrobienia kroku naprzód (epicki sezon poza Szlemami dla Niemca, duże doświadczenie, słaba konkurencja - czego chcieć więcej?), ale my o nim piszemy takie rzeczy od czterech sezonów.

A Danił z tym swoim solidno-dobrym poziomem jest w stanie na hard obecnie klepać prawie każdego zawodnika, ale takie mocne peakowanie to jednak chyba zawsze będzie parę tygodni w sezonie gdy wszystko fizycznie i tenisowo będzie się zgadzać. Dobre i to oczywiście, ale pewnie można było oczekiwać czegoś więcej w samej końcówce sezonu.

O reszcie chyba też można takie generalne wnioski napisać.

Fajnie się zapowiada ten przyszły sezon (Zverev i Danił raczej gotowi na luzowanie Novaka, Alcaraz i Sinner powinni zrobić kolejny krok naprzód, w top30 głównie zgliszcza uselessów), a poza trawą mamy (wbrew pozorom sezonu ND) bardzo otwarte rozgrywki, ale na razie wygląda na to, że te przepisy covidowe mogą popsuć Australię.

[DUN I LOVE]

Danił się podobno zaszczepił i przyleci na Antypody.

[Rroggerr]

Kamień z serca.

[Kiefer]

Zostaje Novak, albo wygrać szurostwo, albo chęć #21.

[Damian]

Tom Barnes Completes Final Event As ATP Supervisor

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Being defaulted as player led to Barnes' career as an official
When Alexander Zverev lifted the trophy on Sunday at the Pala Alpitour, it ended the Nitto ATP Finals, but it also signalled the close of ATP Director of Officiating Operations Tom Barnes’ career.

Barnes, who has been involved in the tennis officiating community for more than three decades, served as the ATP Supervisor for the final time in Turin.

“Before I came to work for the ATP, I never kept a job more than three years in my whole life,” Barnes said. “It’s been a fantastic journey. I’ve loved every bit of it.”

Barnes’ mother played tennis when he was a kid. She had an old wooden racquet from which they cut off the handle to allow Tom to hit against the garage door.

“I played a little bit as a junior,” Barnes said. “But I wasn’t very good.”

In California, juniors who lost in tournaments had to serve as umpires, so Barnes said he, “got more experience as an umpire than playing". He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1960-64 and played tennis during his time there.

Later on, Barnes had a manufacturing company that built cabinets for hospitals and schools. When he sold the business, he worked on a couple of projects for the manager of his local club.

“The pro asked to help with a clinic. One thing led to another and the pro quit, so I became the club pro,” Barnes said. “While I was doing that, that’s when I entered a national tournament and that’s when my officiating career started.”

Gerry Armstrong, Tom Barnes
Tournament Referee Gerry Armstrong poses with ATP Supervisor Tom Barnes at the Nitto ATP Finals.
Barnes called to see when he was scheduled to play at the 30-and-over tournament. Officials told him Monday afternoon, and another tournament staffer confirmed that when he called back.

“I showed up a couple hours early to get a hit with somebody and checked in with the referee and he said, ‘Oh, Barnes! Where have you been? You were supposed to be here this morning,’” Barnes said. “They had defaulted me and put an alternate in my spot and I was out of luck.

“The referee challenged me and said, ‘If you think you’re so good go sit in that chair and call that baseline.’ So I did. It turned out I liked it and that started the whole process.”

Barnes received his international certification as a chair umpire in 1983 and would later serve as the US Open referee for two years. His first tournament as a supervisor for the ATP was an ATP Challenger Tour event in Guam in 1990.

“I get to do everything I like to do. I like to manage people, I get to do that. I like the rules structure, and so I administer the rules,” Barnes said. “I’m just very comfortable.”

Barnes will continue assisting on a contractual basis with officiating development. But he will be missed on Tour, and was enthusiastically greeted by ATP staff earlier in the week during a special ceremony at the entrance to centre court.

ATP SVP Rules and Competition Miro Bratoev said: “I’d like to thank Tom for his invaluable contributions to the ATP, officiating and the entire sport over the past several decades. His service to the tennis community has helped elevate the sport’s officiating standards and pushed all of us to constantly improve and evolve. His efforts will have a lasting effect that will carry down to officials for years to come, and I look forward to seeing him continue to mentor officials in the future.”

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[Damian]

[Damian]

[Damian]

[DUN I LOVE]

Bardzo podobny schemat u Saszy jak w 2018. Jedna porażka w grupie, gra bez większego błysku w RR, a w fazie pucharowej eksplozja formy i rewanż w finale za porażkę w grupie (wtedy z Djoko, teraz z Daniłem). Niemiec został czwartym graczem w historii, który w półfinale i finale tego turnieju ograł 2 najlepszych zawodników rankingu. Ciężko o bardziej zasłużony tytuł.

[robpal]

[DUN I LOVE]

Moment.

[Art]