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Sinner fends off Fritz with assured win in Turin

Italian improves to 7-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024

November 12, 2024

Jannik Sinner‘s quest to bookend his standout season with a Nitto ATP Finals trophy continued on Tuesday night in emphatic fashion. 

The top seed dialled in to seal 6-4, 6-4 victory over Taylor Fritz in a pulsating clash at the season finale, moving him to 2-0 in the Ilie Nastase 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.  

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Unfazed 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. 

In a battle between two of the Tour’s purest ballstrikers, Sinner showed signs of the blistering tennis that has propelled him to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings.

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Sinner will seek to extend his perfect 2-0 record in the Ilie Nastase Group when he takes on fourth seed Daniil Medvedev on Thursday. Fritz, who is 1-1, aims to secure a crucial win against Alex de Minaur in his bid to advance to the semi-finals for a second time (2022). 

In a back-and-forth tussle with Alexander Zverev 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. 

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