Zverev denies Djokovic again, advances to final
TURIN, Italy — For the second time this year, Alexander Zverev has denied Novak Djokovic the chance to play for a big trophy.
Following up his win over the topranked player in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics, Zverev beat Djokovic 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3 at the same stage of the ATP Finals on Saturday. Zverev will play against second-ranked Daniil Medvedev, who beat first-time qualifier Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-2 earlier as he seeks to defend his title.
Skiing: Petra Vlhova held on to her first-run lead to beat Mikaela Shiffrin and win the first World Cup slalom of the season. Lena Durr finished .84 behind in third. Basketball: Haywood Highsmith, who plays for Delaware in the G League, was added to USA Basketball’s World Cup qualifying roster for Orlando Johnson.
Soccer: Lionel Messi scored his first goal in the French league and Kylian Mbappe grabbed the fastest goal of his career (less that two minutes in) as Paris SaintGermain beat Nantes 3-1 . ...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 40, became the oldest player to score multiple goals in a Serie A game, but AC Milan lost to Fiorentina 4-3 . ... The pressure on Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reached new levels after a 4-1 loss to Watford . ...
Christian Benteke scored twice and Crystal Palace extended its unbeaten streak to seven in a 3-3 draw at Burnley . ... Chelsea’s
N’Golo Kante marked his latest return to former club Leicester with a brilliant goal to help the Premier League leaders to a 3-0 win . ... Raul Jimenez scored the only goal as Wolverhampton ended West Ham’s winning run with a 1-0 home victory . ... ... Ivan Rakitic’s stoppage-time goal lifted Sevilla to the top of the Spanish league after fighting back for a 2-2 home draw with Alaves. ... Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus scored late to cut the gap on Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich to a point with a 2-1 win at home against Stuttgart. ... Athletico won its second Copa Sudamericana after beating fellow Brazilian side Red Bull Bragantino 1-0 in the final.