Jannik Sinner lifts the trophy. © ANSA / ALESSANDRO DI MARCO

Pure ecstasy in Turin: Sinner wins ATP Finals

He is the king of the tennis world - and he underlined this impressively in Turin. Jannik Sinner won the ATP Finals on Sunday in outstanding fashion and crowned his dream year.

17 November 2024

By: thomas debelyak

How often has he run out of superlatives, how often have fans struggled to find words for what he achieves. But for this Jannik Sinner, there are apparently no limits. The Sexten superstar crowned his absolute dream year of 2024 on Sunday and won the title at the ATP Finals in Turin. Thanks to another gala performance, Sinner won the final against Taylor Fritz (ATP 5) 6:4, 6:4. This makes the South Tyrolean the first player from Italy to win this glorious tournament.

The statistics alone at the ATP Finals, the tournament of the eight best tennis players of the year, show that Sinner is currently playing like he's from another planet. In five matches he didn't drop a single set (no one has managed that in the finals for 38 years), he didn't even have to go into a tie break. And South Tyrol's golden boy was never on the court for more than 101 minutes. On Sunday he hit balls around his opponent Taylor Fritz - after all, US Open finalist and Alexander Zverev conqueror - so that the American kept looking at his box in confusion (or despair). The fans in Turin, on the other hand, couldn't stop celebrating.

What Sinner has achieved in the last eleven months is simply outstanding. The Sextner won his first two Grand Slam titles - one in Melbourne, one in New York - and rose to number 1 in the world. He has been sitting on the big tennis throne since June - and if he continues to play like this, he should stay there for a long time.

Fritz is at a loss

"You don't see how fast Sinner's shots are on TV," said Casper Ruud on Saturday after his semi-final defeat against the Pusterer. And Taylor Fritz came to exactly the same conclusion on Sunday. Sinner's first serve in particular was from another world. With such hard serves, the return becomes a herculean task for any opponent.

Taylor Fritz had no chance. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO

When Sinner then breaks his opponent's serve, it's clear that the match won't last long. In the first set, Sinner broke to 4:3 in the seventh game and pulled away. In the second set, he made things clear after just five games and broke poor Taylor Fritz's serve. After 1.25 hours, Sinner earned the first match point, converted it - and caused a frenetic party in the stands.

The tennis year is not over yet for Jannik Sinner. Next week he will play in the Davis Cup finals in Malaga with Italy. Last year he led the Azzurri to the title.