| Jannik Sinner reached the final of the ATP Tour Finals. ⓒ AFP = News 1 |
(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Seo Jang-won = Men’s tennis world number one Jannik Sinner (Italy) and fifth place Taylor Fritz (USA) will face off in the final of the final match of the men’s professional tennis (ATP) tour season.
Sinner defeated Kasper Ruud (7th place, Norway) 2-0 (6-1 6-2) in the singles semifinals on the 7th day of the Neito ATP Finals held in Turin, Italy on the 16th (local time) to reach the final.
The ATP Finals is a king-of-the-match tournament in which the top eight singles players and the top eight doubles groups of the year participate.
Sinner advanced to the finals for the second year in a row. Last year, he lost to Novak Djokovic (6th place, Serbia) in the final and finished in runner-up.
Sinner’s opponent in the finals is Fritz. Fritz defeated Alexander Zverev (2nd place, Germany) 2-1 (3-6 6-3 7-6) and advanced to the finals.
Sinner and Fritz met once in the group stage of this tournament, where Sinner won 2-0 (6-4 6-4). In terms of overall record against opponents, Sinner is ahead with 3 wins and 1 loss.
The singles finals will be held after the doubles finals, which begin at 3pm on the 17th local time.
