Jannik Sinner is the 2024 Nitto ATP finals champion after comfortably defeating Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 in Sunday’s ultimate, turning 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 gained on the Six Kings Slam.
Sinner was dominant all through, enjoying his model of precision tennis and profitable 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 among his greatest seasons on tour. Because of this, 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, making an attempt to play my absolute best tennis. That was the important thing. It was a really excessive degree match from my facet. At occasions, I couldn’t have performed higher, so I’m very glad. Sinner on his maiden ATP Finals win.
2024 ATP Finals End result
| 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 Gained | 83% (33/40) | 70% (32/46) |
| 2nd Serve Factors Gained | 63% (10/16) | 60% (9/15) |
| Break Factors Saved | 100% (1/1) | 67% (4/6) |
| 1st Return Factors Gained | 30% (14/46) | 18% (7/40) |
| 2nd Return Factors Gained | 40% (6/15) | 38% (6/16) |
| Break Factors Transformed | 33% (2/6) | 0% (0/1) |
| Winners | 28 | 20 |
| Unforced Errors | 17 | 21 |
| Internet Factors Gained | 67% (8/12) | 75% (9/12) |
| Service Factors Gained | 77% (43/56) | 67% (41/61) |
| Return Factors Gained | 33% (20/61) | 23% (13/56) |
| Whole Factors Gained | 54% (63/117) | 46% (54/117) |
| Service Video games Gained | 100% (10/10) | 80% (8/10) |
| Return Video games Gained | 20% (2/10) | 0% (0/10) |
| Whole Video games Gained | 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, profitable 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 stable 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 recreation of the primary set and the fifth recreation 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 preserve the kind of ball pace usually restricted to when you possibly can plant your ft.
Fritz can at the very least discover some positives in enjoying a lot better than the US Open ultimate, through which he served poorly.
Tonight, his numbers had been stable. He simply ran right into a participant who’s exceptionally exhausting to beat on exhausting courts proper now, and there’s probably 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).
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So, whereas it was a superb yr for him when it comes to titles and cash earned, it could be amiss to not point out the 2 failed doping exams.
No matter anybody says, e.g. individuals like Angelo Binaghi, President of the Italian Tennis Federation, who claims, “Aside from a couple of imbeciles, individuals worldwide perceive what occurred. There’s little doubt that Sinner is among the cleanest and most trustworthy 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 individuals like Binaghi name anybody asking questions an imbecile.
Bear in mind, you don’t must go too far again to when these in positions of “authority” branded individuals imbeciles for speaking a few lab leak.
Everyone knows how that one turned out, and I’d think about there are many inner emails that might shed some gentle on this entire debacle. Hopefully, we get to be taught extra.
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