Your number one job in a match is not to play great. It’s to make the opponent play bad. Jack Sock defeated Alexander Zverev 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 on Thursday evening at the Nitto ATP Finals by doing exactly that. Sock didn’t play amazing tennis, but that’s not really the point. Sock didn’t beat himself, which has much more to do with why he has successfully navigated his way through to the semi-finals this weekend. At 4-4 in the third set, Zverev was surging hard after winning 11 of the previous 15 points to erase a 1-4 deficit. Sock had won 17 of the first 22 points of the third set, so nobody really knew how this was going to finish....
Watch highlights as Grigor Dimitrov allows Pablo Carreno Busta just two games in an impressive victory. David Goffin also earned a spot in the semi-finals with a win against Dominic Thiem. Photo Credit: Thomas Lovelock/ATP World Tour. Watch live tennis at Tennis TV.com.
Grigor Dimitrov laces a backhand return down the line for a clean winner in this hot shot at the Nitto ATP Finals on Friday. Watch live tennis at TennisTV.com.