Jannik Sinner remains perfect at the ATP Finals in Turin! World no. 1 defeated Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 40 minutes in the second match of the round-robin stage, adding 200 ATP points to his tally and moving closer to a place in the last four. Sinner is 67-6 in 2024, seeking his eighth title and the sixth notable!
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Sinner's numbers in his victory over Fritz
The Italian made the difference behind the second serve, defending the only break point and keeping the pressure on the other side. The American struggled after missing the first serve, playing against six break points and getting broken once in each set to suffer the first loss in Turin this week. Sinner finished the duel with 22 winners and 18 unforced errors, outplaying the rival's 19-26 ratio. World no. 1 had the upper hand from the baseline, dominating the quickest exchanges up to four strokes while nothing separated them in the more advanced ones.
Jannik makes a late push in the opening set and clinches it with a single break
The opening half of the first set presented four comfortable holds and two games with slim chances for the returners, although they remained beyond break chances. The home favorite bypassed two deuces in the fifth game, moving 3-2 in front before the American delivered a hold at love and locked the result at 3-3. Jannik forged a 40-15 lead in the seventh game before experiencing issues, wasting more game points and netting a routine backhand to face a break point. World no. 1 denied it with a forehand attack and held with a service winner after nine minutes.
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Taylor squandered his chance and missed a backhand in the eighth game to play against three break points. The American denied them and held, locking the result at 4-4. The Italian left that setback behind and held in game nine with a volley winner before making another push on the return at 5-4. He landed a perfect drop shot winner for two set points and drew the rival's mistake with a strong attack on the first to wrap up the opener 6-4 in 50 minutes.
Sinner mirrors the first set's outcome in the second and seals the deal with a late break
The returners had no chances in the first five games of the second set. Jannik attacked on the return at 3-2, drawing Taylor's mistake for a break chance. Fritz saved it with a forehand winner and landed an ace after more deuces to bring the game home and lock the result at 3-3. Sinner cracked a backhand down the line winner at 30-30 in the seventh game and held for another advantage. The home favorite delivered a comfortable hold in the ninth game and made a push on the return in the next one. Jannik landed a deep return at 30-30, causing Taylor's error and earning a match point. He drew the rival's backhand mistake, celebrating another win in Turin and moving closer to a place in the semi-final.
