The South Tyrolean seeks his third victory in three matches in Turin. His passage to the semi-finals, however, could already be confirmed in the event of victory by the Australian or the North American in three sets
21:15 – After finding the break in the eighth game, with a serve to zero Sinner won the first set against Medvedev 6-3 after 32 minutes. With this set Sinner finishes first in the group and Fritz qualifies for the semi-finals.
20:30 – In Turin, world number one Jannik Sinner (23) faces Daniil Medvedev (28). The two have met many times and while the Russian won the first six meetings, the Italian has prevailed in eight of the last nine.
16:26 – Taylor Fritz completed a great comeback against Alex De Minaur, triumphing in three sets (5-7, 6-4, 6-3) and remaining in the running for a place in the semi-finals of the ATP Finals.
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15:51 – Taylor Fritz took advantage of Alex De Minaur’s decline, equalizing the match and extending the match to the third and final set.
15:02 – Alex De Minaur has just won the first set (7-5) against Taylor Fritz. Excellent news for Jannik Sinner, who, thanks to the set won by the Australian, is mathematically qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP Finals.
14:10 – “A Master 1000 tournament in Arabia? If an agreement is reached, the tournament will not take place before 2028 anyway“. He said it Andrea Gaudenzipresident of the ATP, on the sidelines of the Finals underway at the Inalpi Arena in Turin.
Then he explained: “They want to invest in tennis, we have listened to their opinions, we want to build bridges and not walls. Compared to a few years ago, a lot has changed, they have made great progress and I see in them the desire to change. There is an excellent relationship between us, we are discussing, and there is also an infrastructure issue to be created.”
13:28 – “I hope for a renewal in Turin, also because then maybe I will have the opportunity to play for several years. Turin is my city, I grew up here and it would be nice to play here one day“.
Italian tennis player Lorenzo Sonego said this regarding a possible renewal of the ATP Finals in Turin after 2025, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the urban redevelopment project of the three sports fields of Pietra Alta-Falchera, promoted and supported by Consulta of Cultural Heritage with the partner Lavazza Group. “AND Anyway – he adds – It’s also nice to have this Finals week close to home, so I really hope they do them again“.
“The goal for Davis is to win it again and do an encore. We were good last year and whoever goes to Malaga will try to give their best“.
“There are a lot of Italians so unfortunately we can’t all be on the team – he adds – but it will certainly be nice to share emotions with all the guys”.
And to those who ask him about his fellow citizen Andrea Vavassori, involved in the ATP Finals in doubles with Simone Bolelli, he replies “I saw them very well in both matches. Yesterday they deserved to win, they played a great match, they have what it takes to win the next one and go to the semi-finals“.
12:56 – The Finnish Harri Heliovaara and the British Henry Patten (number 7 in the world ranking) are the first semi-finalists of the doubles tournament of the ATP Finals in Turin. They defeated the pair formed by the Dutch Wesley Koolhof and the Croatian Nikola Mektic (number 3 in the world ranking) in three sets – score 4-6, 6-3, 12-10.
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08:20 – Jannik Sinner is ready to challenge Daniil Medvedev again. Leading 8-7 in the historic precedents, the world number 1 will challenge the Russian tonight to ensure passage to the semi-finals. A victory for De Minaur over Fritz in the match to be played in the afternoon or a three-set triumph for the American, however, could already guarantee the South Tyrolean’s passage to the next round.
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