Sinner fends off Fritz with assured win in Turin

pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a's quest to bookend his standout season with a a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a trophy continued on Tuesday night in emphatic fashion.nbsp;/p

pThe top seed dialled in to seal 6-4, 6-4 victory over a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a in a pulsating clash at the season finale, moving him to 2-0 in the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ilie-nastase/n008/overview'Ilie Nastase/a Group. After a fast start from Fritz, home favourite Sinner delivered an assured performance to the 12,000 fans cheering him on inside the Inalpi Arena.nbsp;nbsp;/p

pldquo;It was a very tough match, we got to know each other very well in a Grand Slam final,rdquo; said Sinner, who defeated Fritz in this yearrsquo;s a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a championship match. ldquo;We knew exactly what to expect today, he was very aggressive and I was prepared./p

pldquo;I just tried to serve very well in the important moments, which I did. That was a very crucial game in the second set, I was down 0/30. If he breaks me there, the momentum could change.rdquo;/p

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pUnfazed by the daunting task that stood before him, Fritz put Sinner through his paces in the early stages of the contest. The 23-year-old, however, raised his game when required to register a one-hour, 40-minute triumph, improving to 3-1 in the pair's Lexus ATP Head2Head series.nbsp;/p

pIn a gutsy eighth game, Fritz dug deep to hold serve from 0/40, but was unable to fend off Sinner further. In the 10th game, Sinner came alive to convert his fourth break point, according to Infosys ATP Stats, and secure the opener.nbsp;Sinner was helped, however, by the American, who fired 16 unforced errors to his opponent's 11./p

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pIn a battle between two of the Tourrsquo;s purest ballstrikers, Sinner showed signs of the blistering tennis that has propelled him to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings. This was underpinned in the seventh game of the second set, when Sinner struck a stunning backhand winner en route to holding serve from 0/30, shifting the momentum firmly in his favour.nbsp;/p

pChasing his Tour-leading eighth title of 2024, Sinner is returning to action in Turin following a month-long break from competitive tennis. The Italian, who finished runner-up at the 2023 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a, now looks in strong contention to progress from the group, having not dropped a set./p

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pSinner will seek to extend his perfect 2-0 record in the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ilie-nastase/n008/overview'Ilie Nastase/a Group when he takes on fourth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a on Thursday. Fritz, who is 1-1, aims to secure a crucial win against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview'Alex de Minaur/a in his bid to advance to the semi-finals for a second time (2022).nbsp;/p

pimg alt="Fans cheer as a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a defeats a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a on Tuesday. " style="width:100%;" src="/-/media/images/news/2024/11/12/21/42/sinner-fans-natpf-tuesday-2024.jpg" /emsubsupFans cheer on as a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a claims a second victory at the 2024 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a. (Photo by Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour)/sup/sub/em/p

pIn a back-and-forth tussle with a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview'Alexander Zverev/a to end the year with the most wins, Sinner levelled the German with his Tour-leading 67th victory in 2024 and improved to 7-0 on indoor hard courts across the season.nbsp;/p

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