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A lot can be expected from the third-ranked German in 2022, if Alexander Zverev's performance this weekend is any indication.
The top two players were beaten in consecutive matches by Zverev.
Zverev defeated No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the final to win the title.
Last year, the US Open champion, Medvedev, won this event and had beaten Zverev five times.
"Winning here is the best way to end the season," Zverev said. I'm looking forward to next year already.
Alexander Zverev won his second title on Sunday, capping a year in which he won a gold medal at the Olympics.
The title ends a year in which Zverev won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and finished with more wins on tour than anyone else.
The only Grand Slam trophy missing from Zverev's collection is the one he lost to Dominic Thiem in the 2020 US Open final.
He is a great player that can beat anyone. He can win a Grand Slam. He's not the only one. That's where it gets difficult. You need to win seven matches to be a Grand Slam champion. Is he capable? Yes. Is he going to do it? We don't know.
The final was a repeat of Tuesday's round-robin match, when Medvedev beat Zverev.
The 6-foot-8 Zverev broke the serve of the 6-1, 6-3 winner in the third game of the match after crushing a huge backhand to the corner.
The Pala Alpitour was helped by fast conditions, and Zverev was able to win 20 of 25 points on his serve in the first set.
Zverev broke again in the opening game of the second set and then grew so confident that he began executing audacious swinging-volley winners as he followed his serve to the net on occasion.
This was the first edition of the season-ending event for the top eight players in Turin after 12 years in London, where Zverev won his first finals title.
London was an incredible event. Zverev said that Italy had topped it.
The fans in Italy are absolutely insane. The most energetic crowd is the loudest.
The doubles title was won by Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.
