World No. 1 Jannik Sinner ended a spectacular season in fashion on Sunday, profitable his career-first Nitto ATP Finals in his native Italy.
Sinner wanted simply 85 minutes to defeat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 for his seventieth match win and eighth match victory of the season.
Within the course of, Sinner made some historical past. He turned the primary Italian to win the match in its 55 years of existence and likewise the primary participant born within the 2000s to win the title.
Sinner, 23, additionally turned the primary participant to run by the ATP Finals with out shedding a set since Ivan Lendl did it in 1986.
“It is superb, it is my first title in Italy and it means a lot to me,” Sinner mentioned. “It is one thing very particular. I simply tried to know what works finest for every opponent, attempting to play my very best tennis. That was the important thing.
“It was a really excessive stage match from my facet. At instances, I could not have performed higher, so I’m very comfortable.”
He defeated Fritz and Daniil Medvedev of Russia in straight units in group play, then eradicated Norway’s Casper Ruud within the semifinals earlier than the rematch with Fritz.
Earlier than their contest in Turin, Fritz and Sinner most lately performed within the last of the U.S. Open, the place the Italian prevailed in three units. Sinner now’s 4-1 towards Fritz.
Sinner additionally received the Australian Open this 12 months. He joins Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic as the one gamers to win Grand Slams in Australia and New York and the ATP Finals in the identical season.
Fritz, who will hit a career-high No. 4 within the ATP rankings on Monday, would have turn out to be the primary American to win the occasion since Pete Sampras in 1999.
Sinner received factors on 83 p.c (33 of 40) of his first serves and hit 28 winners towards 9 unforced errors. That included 14 aces.
–Area Stage Media