The world number one in tennis, Jannik Sinner, defeated the Norwegian Casper Ruud 6:1, 6:2 in the semi-finals of the ATP Finals in Turin. The game between Sinner and Ruud only lasted 69 minutes. Like last year, Sinner moves into the final. The Italian will meet Taylor Fritz there on Sunday (6 p.m./Sky) in a new edition of the US Open final. The American had previously finished the year-end tournament for Alexander Zverev from Hamburg in three hard-fought sets in the first semi-final.

The 23-year-old rose to number one in the world this season and celebrated his first two Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open and the US Open. He won the Grand Slam final in New York just as confidently against Fritz as he did in the group phase this week Turin. Having raced through the tournament undefeated so far, Sinner now has prize money of $4.88 million at stake in the final.

Sinner lost the final of the ATP Finals last year against the Serbian record Grand Slam tournament winner Novak Djokovic. The defending champion qualified for the ATP Finals this time too, but withdrew due to an unspecified injury. Sinner still faces a ban despite an acquittal after two positive doping tests. The World Anti-Doping Agency Wada recently appealed the case to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne.