{"id":28581,"date":"2023-11-15T10:37:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T09:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/?p=28581"},"modified":"2023-11-15T10:37:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T09:37:20","slug":"sinner-now-second-favourite-after-overcoming-djokovic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/news\/sinner-now-second-favourite-after-overcoming-djokovic","title":{"rendered":"Sinner now second favourite after overcoming Djokovic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li>Italian Sinner gets second in in Turin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Djokovic loses for the first time since Wimbledon Final<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alcaraz struggles for form, Medvedev wins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Home favourite Jannik Sinner secured a historic victory at the ATP Finals in Turin by defeating world number one Novak Djokovic. The 22-year-old emerged triumphant in a thrilling three-set match, winning 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-2) after three hours and nine minutes of intense play. This marked Djokovic&#8217;s first defeat since the Wimbledon men&#8217;s final in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the<a href=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/atp-finals\"> best betting sites for the ATP Finals<\/a> in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tsitsipas withdraws with injury, Zverev beats Alcaraz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a twist of events, Stefanos Tsitsipas withdrew from the competition due to injury. The 25-year-old Greek player retired from his match against Denmark&#8217;s Holger Rune after seeking advice from a doctor during the changeover. Expressing disappointment, Tsitsipas stated, &#8220;It kills me not to be able to finish this tournament.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sinner, now set to face Rune in his upcoming match, managed to end Djokovic&#8217;s impressive 19-match unbeaten streak in front of the home crowd. Despite the setback, Djokovic still has the chance to qualify for the semi-finals by defeating Polish ninth seed Hubert Hurkacz, who replaced the injured Tsitsipas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday, Carlos Alcaraz suffered defeat on his ATP Finals debut against Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wimbledon champion Alcaraz lost 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-4 to Zverev, who won the event in 2018 and 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the first time the 20-year-old Spaniard has lost three matches in a row since March 2021, when he was ranked outside the world&#8217;s top 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Monday\u2019s other Red Group singles match, third seed Daniil Medvedev beat compatriot Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the doubles, defending champions Briton Joe Salisbury and American Rajeev Ram started their title defence with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Australian Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Betting Implications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Djokovic remains favourite to win, though his odds have lengthen slightly. Sinner is now second favourite ahead of Medvedev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of writing Unibet have Djokovic priced at 23\/20, Sinner 27\/10, Medvedev 4\/1, Zverev 91 and Alcaraz 10\/1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out Betting.com\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/atp-finals\/turin\"> guide to the ATP Finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home favourite Jannik Sinner secured a historic victory at the ATP Finals in Turin by defeating world number one Novak Djokovic. The 22-year-old emerged triumphant in a thrilling three-set match, winning 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-2) after three hours and nine minutes of intense play. 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