The victory concludes a particularly prolific season for the 24-year-old German, who has won six titles this year, including Olympic champion in Tokyo this summer.

With 59 victories to his name, he is the player who has won the most matches in 2021.

His track record now has 19 titles in total.

He only needs a first Grand Slam title to establish his position as a possible successor to the Big 3 (Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal-Roger Federer) which has dominated world tennis for the past ten years.

"It's really special for me, I'm really delighted and very happy. There is no better way to end the season. I can't wait to start the next one," Zverev said on court right after his triumph. .

In the semi-finals, Zverev beat world No.1 Novak Djokovic, in search of a sixth Masters title that would have allowed him to equal the record of Roger Federer, he who had already deprived the Serbian of his first Olympic title. this summer.

the lethal weapon of service

And when Zverev beats Djokovic, it gives him wings.

Sunday, it is therefore the world No. 2, recently titled at the Masters 1000 in Paris after winning his first Grand Slam this fall at the US Open, who suffered his law.

It is the first time since 1990 and André Agassi that a winner of the Masters has managed to beat the two world leaders to win.

Alexander Zverev serving against Daniil Medvedev in the final of the ATP Masters in Turin, November 21, 2021 Marco BERTORELLO AFP

Impeccable on service (8 aces including one on the match point, 83% of points gained behind his first serve), Zverev, who had already won at the Masters in London in 2018, made the break very quickly in both sets (3rd game in the first and entry in the second) to dominate a Medvedev a little down from the first ball (58% of first serves). The German didn't have to save a single break point in the entire game.

"Service was definitely the key today. And on that he was really better than me," Medvedev admitted, stressing the importance of this weapon on Turin's particularly fast surface.

"I really missed something today. I could have served better, for sure, after that I was maybe a little tired, maybe mentally I was not quite up to it. 100%, it's hard to say ".

The Russian had yet beaten Zverev in their last five confrontations, with in particular an expeditious victory in the semi-final in Paris at the beginning of the month (6-2, 6-2) and a success again this week in the group stage of this Masters after a fight of 2:35 (6-3, 6-7, 7-6).

"You beat me five times in a row, so thank you for letting me win this time," Zverev joked just after receiving his trophy, paying tribute to his opponent of the day.

"You are the leader of our generation," he said.

Daniil Medvedev against Alexander Zverev in the final of the ATP Masters in Turin, November 21, 2021 Marco BERTORELLO AFP

But Sunday, in this final which brought together for the first time since 2005 two players of 25 years or less, there was however no photo between two of the strong men of this season.

The German only needed 1h15 to overcome the Russian and take his revenge.

The two men are now tied in their confrontations (6 wins each).

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