Italian tennis player Janik Siner defeated Polish Hubert Hurkač tonight 6:2, 6:2 in the match of the second round of the red group of the final tournament in Turin.
Siner, who replaced the injured Mateo Beretini at the tournament, won after an hour and 22 minutes of play and thus kept his chances of reaching the semi-finals.
The world number 11 saved all five break points he faced against Hurkač, who after his second loss was left without a chance to advance to the semi-finals.
Siner broke his rival's serve twice in both sets, before dedicating the victory to Berretini with the message: "Mateo, you are my idol".
This 20-year-old tennis player will play in the next round against Russian Danilo Medvedev, who has already qualified for the semi-finals.
By the way, Janik Siner won 200 ATP points with his victory over Hurkač and will end the year in the TOP 10. Regardless of what he does against Danilo Medvedev on Thursday. In this way, for the first time in history, Italy will have two players among the top ten in the world, as Matteo Beretini is seventh.
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