The kick-off of the ATP Finals 2024 was given this Sunday. No Novak Djokovic this year, nor any member of the Big 3. A first in 23 years. The Serbian cited an injury and is already looking towards 2025. Since Thursday, the groups have been known. In the Ilie Nastase pool, Jannik Sinner inherited Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz et Alex De Minaur. The Italian therefore avoided a certain Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard will have to fight against Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud et Andrey Rublev. For this first day of competition, it is the group of world No. 1 which is in the spotlight. In opening, Medvedev was beaten by Fritz. In the evening, Sinner at home he batted From Minaur in two sets.
Video – Daniil Medvedev after unpinning Sunday in Turin
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Fritz impeccable against Medvedev, Sinner ensures at home
Without the 37-year-old Serbian veteran, Novak DjokovicIt is Daniil Medvedev28 years old, who finds himself in the role of dean of the masters tournament. Present for the 6th consecutive year, the Russian has had a strange season. Despite the lack of title, the finalist of l’Australian Open et Indian Wells has never been out of the Top 5 and continues to be one of the best players in the world. However, he can no longer do it at the end of the season. Defeated from the start Rolex Paris Mastershe was overtaken when he entered the Masters against Taylor Fritz. Defeat 6-4, 6-3 without ever taking the service of the American, imperial at this level. Finalist for theUS Open, Fritz got off to a great start with this victory in two sets. Semi-finalist during his first participation in 2022, only beaten by Djokovic, he will try to do better this year and why not go for the biggest title of his career.
Jannik Sinner is the man of the season on the circuit ATP. Winner of two of the four Grand Slams contested in 2024, theAustralian Open and theUS Openthe Italian is assured, even before the start of the Mastersto end the year on the throne. Before the ceremony scheduled for Monday at Turin to present him with the world number 1 trophy. He started off perfectly Mastershe who dominated From Minaur in two sets, never really worry about it.
The program for this Sunday in Turin:
Centre Court
Not before 2 p.m.
[5] Taylor Fritz (USA) – [4] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 6-4, 6-3
Not before 8:30 p.m.
[1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) – [7] Alex de Minaur (AUS) 6-3, 6-4
