Alexander Zverev booked his place in the last four of the ATP Finals where he will face world No. 1 Novak Djokovic after a 6-2, 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz here on Thursday.
The German fired 22 winners and closed out the match in one hour and two minutes, the fastest of the tournament so far, and joins defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals from the Red Group.
The 24-year-old will face Green Group winner Djokovic on Saturday for the fifth time this year, having lost on three occasions including in the last four of the US Open, but having beaten the Serb in the semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics.
“I have played Novak in every single big hard-court tournament this year,” the world No. 3 said. “We are making a habit of playing in the later rounds at big tournaments. It is going to be an entertaining one, I think.”
Zverev was looking to make a statement in Turin, having won via a retirement in his first match against injured Matteo Berrettini before losing in three sets to Medvedev on Tuesday.
