Jannik Sinner is the 2024 Nitto ATP finals champion after comfortably defeating Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 in Sunday’s ultimate, changing into the primary participant from his nation to win the match in its 55-year historical past.
The Italian emerges because the undefeated champion (with out even dropping a set) and wins $4,881,100 in prize cash, making it a profitable previous few months for the financial institution stability after the $6 million he received on the Six Kings Slam.
Sinner was dominant all through, enjoying his model of precision tennis and successful 83% of factors behind his first serve, which left Fritz with no actual probability to discover a chink in his armour.
Fritz is the primary Yank since James Blake again in 2006 to make the finals, and whereas he leaves Turin dissatisfied, he’s the highest American proper now and has had one in every of his greatest seasons on tour. Consequently, he’ll rise to a career-high No. 4 within the ATP Rankings on Monday.
It’s superb, it’s my first title in Italy and it means a lot to me. It’s one thing very particular. I simply tried to grasp what works greatest for every opponent, attempting to play my very best tennis. That was the important thing. It was a really excessive degree match from my aspect. At occasions, I couldn’t have performed higher, so I’m very blissful. Sinner on his maiden ATP Finals win.
2024 ATP Finals Outcome
Winner
Loser
Scoreline
Jannik Sinner (1)
Taylor Fritz (5)
6-4 6-4
Match Stats
Jannik Sinner
Taylor Fritz
Aces
14
8
Double Faults
0
2
1st Serve Share
71%
75%
1st Serve Factors Received
83% (33/40)
70% (32/46)
2nd Serve Factors Received
63% (10/16)
60% (9/15)
Break Factors Saved
100% (1/1)
67% (4/6)
1st Return Factors Received
30% (14/46)
18% (7/40)
2nd Return Factors Received
40% (6/15)
38% (6/16)
Break Factors Transformed
33% (2/6)
0% (0/1)
Winners
28
20
Unforced Errors
17
21
Internet Factors Received
67% (8/12)
75% (9/12)
Service Factors Received
77% (43/56)
67% (41/61)
Return Factors Received
33% (20/61)
23% (13/56)
Whole Factors Received
54% (63/117)
46% (54/117)
Service Video games Received
100% (10/10)
80% (8/10)
Return Video games Received
20% (2/10)
0% (0/10)
Whole Video games Received
60% (12/20)
40% (8/20)
Highlights
Ideas on the Remaining
It was an anticipated win for Sinner right here, however I assumed Fritz performed decently sufficient – touchdown 70% of first serves, successful 70% behind it and 60% behind his second serve.
You don’t lose too many matches with numbers like that, however Sinner is simply too strong and disciplined to worry by what Fritz can provide.
Together with his relentless ball-striking, the Italian at all times attracts his opponent into making premature errors, and that’s what occurred within the ultimate; he broke within the seventh sport of the primary set and the fifth sport of the second. The one actual bother he confronted was saving a sole break level when serving out the opener.
There’s little Fritz can do to make him uncomfortable, so I can’t see how he can get on prime from the baseline.
Even when Sinner is in a extra defensive place, he can keep the kind of ball pace usually restricted to when you may plant your toes.
Fritz can a minimum of discover some positives in enjoying significantly better than the US Open ultimate, during which he served poorly.
Tonight, his numbers had been strong. He simply ran right into a participant who’s exceptionally laborious to beat on laborious courts proper now, and there’s seemingly solely Djokovic and Alcaraz who can do it.
As for Sinner, he finishes the season with eight titles, together with 2 Grand Slams and a 92.1% win charge (70-6 wins/losses).
🇦🇺 Australian Open 🏆
🇳🇱 Rotterdam 🏆
🇺🇸 Miami 🏆
🇩🇪 Halle 🏆
🇺🇸 Cincinnati 🏆
🇺🇸 US Open 🏆
🇨🇳 Shanghai 🏆
🇮🇹 ATP Finals🏆
So, whereas it was a superb yr for him when it comes to titles and cash earned, it might be amiss to not point out the 2 failed doping assessments.
No matter anybody says, e.g. folks like Angelo Binaghi, President of the Italian Tennis Federation, who claims, “Aside from a couple of imbeciles, folks worldwide perceive what occurred. There’s little question that Sinner is without doubt one of the cleanest and most sincere athletes in world sport.” there are some vital query marks across the case that want answering.
WADA thinks so, too, and it doesn’t assist when folks like Binaghi name anybody asking questions an imbecile.
Bear in mind, you don’t need to go too far again to when these in positions of “authority” branded folks imbeciles for speaking a few lab leak.
Everyone knows how that one turned out, and I’d think about there are many inside emails that might shed some gentle on this entire debacle. Hopefully, we get to study extra.
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