Alexander Zverev was beaten for the fourth time this year by Italy’s Jannik Sinner in a 6-4 6-3 defeat at the ATP Finals on Wednesday, but the German does not believe the scoreline reflected his performance.
Zverev’s previous loss to Sinner came 11 days ago, going down 6-0 6-1 at the Paris Masters, but in Turin the two-times winner of the season-ending championships had the majority of break points, but unlike the Italian, he failed to take advantage. Sinner forced break points in one game in each set, enough to claim victory and a place in the semi-finals, while Zverev had seven across four games.
In the Vienna Open final 17 days ago, Zverev managed to win one set, but this time around the German could not find a way past Sinner’s serve.
“I think generally today, the biggest difference was how he was serving on the break points,” Zverev said.