Turin celebrates Jannik Sinner’s triumph as the first Italian tennis player to win the ATP Finals. In the stunning setting of the Inalpi Arena, packed with 12,000 ecstatic fans, the world number one defeated American Taylor Fritz with a decisive 6-4, 6-4. This victory comes 47 years after the last major home success of an Italian tennis player, achieved by Adriano Panatta at the 1976 Italian Open.
Sinner turned the dream into reality with a dominant performance, setting the pace from start to finish. The final confirms his unstoppable rise, capping off an extraordinary season: 8 titles, including 3 Masters 1000 victories and the US Open, alongside his ascent to the world number one ranking. Now, the focus shifts to the Davis Cup finals in Malaga, where the young champion could deliver another memorable chapter in Italian tennis history.
With this victory, Sinner concludes an outstanding 2024 as the absolute protagonist. No other player has reached 70 wins and 8 titles in a season since 2016, when Andy Murray finished with 78 wins and 9 trophies. The South Tyrolean’s consistency over the past months is remarkable, with 26 wins in his last 27 matches. Only Alcaraz managed to stop him in the Beijing final, one of the very few blemishes in an almost perfect season.
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In Turin, Sinner took down the best: De Minaur, Fritz (twice), Medvedev, and Ruud, showcasing overwhelming superiority. Fritz, defeated twice in the tournament, had to concede to an unstoppable Sinner. “He doesn’t give you a moment to breathe,” commented Norwegian Ruud after his elimination.
The decisive match saw Sinner dominate from the outset. In the first set, the seventh game proved pivotal: after ten minutes of fierce competition, the Italian broke Fritz’s serve with a series of spectacular shots, consolidating his lead with four consecutive aces. At 5-4, with the only break point he conceded, Sinner closed the set with an ace on his second set point.
The script remained unchanged in the second set. A break in the fifth game shifted the momentum firmly in Sinner’s favor. Maintaining composure and precision, he controlled his service games until the final 6-4. The statistics speak volumes: 14 aces, 83% of points won on the first serve, and zero double faults. Numbers that highlight a near-perfect performance.
