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Alcaraz, who is looking to become the youngest
ATP Finals champion since Pete Sampras in 1991, eased to a 7-5
6-2 win to revive his hopes in Red Group after he had opened
with defeat to Zverev.
Zverev and Alcaraz have entered the final round of group play at
1-1. Zverev will next face Russian Andrey Rublev.
"I've never won a second round-robin match at this event and I
won the tournament twice ... that obviously gives me hope,"
Zverev told reporters.
"On Friday, I'll be the number one Daniil Medvedev fan there is
on this planet, for a change," he said with a smile. "We'll see
how it goes.
"It's a little bit out of my hands ... I have to be focused and
be ready ... ready to beat Andrey."
Medvedev said he understood why Zverev wants him to win, but it
would not be an easy against the two-time Grand Slam winner
Alcaraz.
"It's normal. I would be the same." Medvedev said.
"I'm going to try my best to play Carlos. It is not easy. But
here, fast court, so it can be interesting.
"The moment you relax and say to yourself 'maybe this match I
can go easier', you can lose all the rhythm. That's how tennis
is."
(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by
Robert Birsel)
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