The first title won by Jannik Sinner in Italy is also one of the most important: the ATP Finals, the “tournament of the best” which brings together the eight most successful tennis players of the year. The Altotesino arrived as number 1 and finished without losing a single set, proving to be in a period of true unbeatability. The season is coming to a close, as we all wonder what other achievements he can achieve.
ATP Finals, Binaghi after Sinner’s victory: “The tournament will remain in Italy until 2030”
Las ATP finals
Initially named Masters Grand Prixthe tournament that brings together the eight best tennis players in the world was born in 1970. The first edition takes place in Tokyo and is won by Stan Smith. Initially the venue changes every year, but since 1977 it arrives at Madison Square Garden in New York and remains there for 12 years, until 1989. Since 1990 it becomes the ATP Tour World Championship, and then moves on to the ATP World Tour Finals, until In 2017 it assumes the current name of ATP Finals. The tournament has been held in Turin since 2021 and just after the final between Sinner and Fritz came the official announcement of its stay until 2030 in the Piedmontese capital.
ATP Finals, Binaghi after Sinner’s victory: “The tournament will remain in Italy until 2030”
1 time winners
Jannik Sinner won the ATP Finals title for the first time in his second appearance. Add his name to a long list of winners, among the best tennis players of all time. Among those who have won the ATP Finals there are also names from current tennis who have managed to win even in the era dominated by the Big Three Federer, Nadal and Djokovic: Stefanos Tsitsipas (2019), Daniil Medvedev (2020), Grigor Dimitrov (2017) y Andy Murray (2016). A victory also for the Russian Nikolai Davydenko (2009), the Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten (2000), the German Michael Stich (1994) and the Swedish Stefan Edberg (1989). There are also the Argentines David Nalbandian (2005) y Guillermo Vilas (1974), the Spanish Alex Corretja (1998) y Manuel Orantes (1976), the Americans Andre Agassi (1990), Jimmy Connors (1977) y Stan Smith (1970).
2 times winners
Among the multiple champions of the ATP Finals is also the current world number 2 Alexander Zverevwho has triumphed 2 times (2018, 2021) like the Australian Lleyton Hewitt (2001, 2002) – who won his first title at just 20 years old – and an absolute legend like the Swede Bjorn Borg (1979, 1980).
3 times winners
Going even further up the ATP Finals list we find Borg’s great rival, the American John McEnroewinner in 1978, 1983 and 1984. Along with him the German Boris Becker (1988, 1992 and 1995), who in the years in which the tournament is held in Frankfurt often finds himself fighting in the final against the Americans.
4 times winners
There are 4 victories Ilia NastaseRomanian tennis player to whom one of the two groups of the tournament has currently been dedicated. Four titles won in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1975. He lost the ’74 final against the Argentine Vilas.
5 times winners
We reach 5 titles in the ATP Finals with Ivan Lendl y Pete Sampras. The Czech was an absolute dominator of tennis in the eighties and won the “tournament of the best” in 1981, in 1982 and for three consecutive years from 1985 to ’87. He also lost 4 times in the final. The American did the same in the nineties (’91, ’94, ’96, ’97 and ’99).
6 times winners
On the second step of the podium we find King Roger Federer. The Swiss has won 6 editions of the ATP Finals (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011), losing four finals. In 2010 he beat his great rival Rafa Nadal in the final, who incredibly has never managed to win the tournament of the best.
7 times winners
Only one man has managed to win the ATP Finals 7 times. Perhaps the greatest of all time. Novak Djokovic. The Serbian triumphed for the first time in 2008, then won 4 consecutive titles between 2012 and 2015. After a six-year fast, he won again in Turin in 2022 and 2023, when he beat Jannik Sinner in the final.
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