TURIN (ITALPRESS) – A velvet debut for Jannik Sinner in the Atp Finals in Turin. On the fast court of the Inalpi Arena, the Italian tennis player, world number one, bent Australian Alex De Minaur, number 8 in the Atp rankings, with a score of 6-3 6-4. In the other match of this Finals round A, Taylor Fritz defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-3. In his second outing in this “Masters,” Sinner (on his seventh win in the eight matches played against De Minaur) will face the American himself. Third obstacle of the round for the South Tyrolean finally Medvedev, who was very nervous and foul today.
“Of course it’s nice that the Atp circuit ends here. There is no nicer place for me. This year I did not play in Rome and I was very sorry. In 2023 I made it to the finals here at the Finals, so let’s see how it goes this year. Then on the wheel will be the Davis Cup,” Sinner said after the victory. The Italian’s next rival will be U.S. Taylor Fritz, today’s winner against Daniil Medvedev. “I didn’t play Paris-Bercy, it’s true, but I arrived here in Turin early and prepared well. Now I have a day of rest. Then against Fritz it will be tough: he played a great match today,” added the South Tyrolean.
Tomorrow space for the first two matches of the other grouping. So Carlos Alcaraz, opposing Casper Ruud, and Alexander Zverer, challenging Andrey Rublev, will be on the court.
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Sinner beats De Minaur in Atp Finals debut
