ATP Finals 2024: World No. 1 Jannik Sinner clinches title with dominant win over Taylor Fritz
The Italian was in glittering form on home soil as he added the year-end crown to his two Grand Slam titles with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Taylor Fritz in Turin.
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The Jannik Sinner era has arrived! The world tennis No. 1 ended the 2024 season adding the ATP Finals title to his two Grand Slams with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Taylor Fritz in Turin, Italy on Sunday (17 November).
The 23-year-old Sinner captured his eighth title of a breakthrough season in which he was also crowned Australia Open and US Open champion.
“I just try to understand whatever works best for each opponent and try to place the best possible tennis,” Sinner said afterwards.
“It was a high-level tournament from my side. At times I couldn’t play better so I am very happy.”
The match was a repeat of the US Open final, with Sinner beating his American opponent into submission in front of a partisan Italian crowd.
Sinner was in fine fettle on serve with two love holds before he secured the first break of the match in the seventh game. The Italian looked like he had the first set all sewn up before Fritz threatened to break back in the 10th game.
But Sinner soaked up the pressure with aplomb before wrapping up the set with his 10th ace of the contest to edge closer to the year-end crown.
Jannik Sinner brings the boom
The second set continued where it left off in the first, with Sinner chipping away at Fritz’s confidence with each booming shot.
Sinner again showed his killer instinct, converting his first break chance going 3-2 up after Fritz overcooked his return shot.
At this point, Sinner was in cruise control and was well on his way to adding another top title to his growing list of accolades.
The arena erupted as Sinner made no mistake as he served for the championship to become the first Italian to claim the ATP Finals title.
With the victory, Sinner had come full circle, reaching his second consecutive title match of the ATP Finals. A year ago, Sinner was on the losing end against Novak Djokovic.
Sinner has since emerged as the next big star winning the two hard-court Grand Slams before becoming the first Italian man to claim the ATP year-end No. 1 spot.
To highlight his dominance at the ATP Finals, Sinner has won all his sets in the tournament, becoming the first man since Ivan Lendl in 1986 to win the title without dropping a set.