Turin, November 13 (IANS). World No. 1 Jannik Sinner‘s quest to cap off his stellar season with an ATP Finals trophy continued as the top seed recorded a 6-4, 6-4 win over Taylor Fritz, making him 2nd in the Ilie Nastase Group. The lead was -0.
Fritz gave Sinner a tough fight in the early stages of the competition. However, the Italian raised his level of play when necessary to record an hour, 40-minute victory, improving to 3-1 in the pair’s ATP head-to-head series.
Sinner, who is looking for his eighth tour-leading title of 2024, is now a favorite to advance from the group having not lost a set. He will look to extend his impressive 2-0 record in the Ilie Nastase Group when he faces fourth seed Daniil Medvedev on Thursday.
Fritz, who is at 1-1, is aiming for a crucial win against Alex de Minaur in his bid to reach the semi-finals for the second time (2022).
Sinner reached the final in Turin last year. Twelve months later the Italian returned as the No. 1 player in the ATP rankings, winning majors at the Australian Open and US Open in 2024.
In doubles, former champions Wesley Koolhoff and Nikola Mektic bounced back from early defeat in the prestigious season finals to defeat second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 4-6, 7-6(6), 10-8 on match point. Saved.
The Dutch-Croatian pair maintained their composure in the final stages of the match and managed a 1-1 draw in the Mike Bryan Group. Koolhoff and Mektic’s match tie-break victory ensured that Harry Heliovara and Henry Patton became the first team to make the semi-finals in Turin. Heliovara and Patton earlier defeated Purcell and Thompson 7-6(3), 7-5 to take a 2-0 lead in their ATP Finals debut.
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