TURIN/STARNBERG, November 15, 2024
Jannik Sinner continued his impressive form at the Nitto ATP Finals on Thursday, securing his place in the semi-finals by defeating Daniil Medvedev. The top-seeded Italian delivered a focused and commanding performance, clinching a 6-3, 6-4 victory in one hour and 13 minutes in their last round-robin match in Turin.
With this win over the 2020 champion, Sinner completed his Ilie Nastase Group matches with an undefeated 3-0 record for the second year in a row, solidifying his position at the top of the group and advancing confidently to the final four.
3 from 3 @janniksin storms into the semi-finals with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Medvedev#NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/ejJZqEqtUS
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 14, 2024
“I’m trying to find new ways to improve as a player,” said Sinner. “I’m trying to win as many matches here as I can. Me and Daniil, we know each other very well. So, everytime we step on court, we try to change something tactically. I felt like I was ready to see what he was going to do today.
“I know what I have achieved during this year, so I try to step on court with a good mindset. I have beautiful people around me who support me daily, which for me is really important. I try to enjoy my time on the court. The atmosphere here is amazing, so I’m just trying to play some good tennis this week. Let’s see what’s coming in the next round.”
Fritz outlasts De Minaur
Sinner will be joined in the semi-finals in Turin by US-American Taylor Fritz, who overcame Alex de Minaur 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 earlier in the day. Fritz won 53 per cent of the total points played to secure victory in two hours and eight minutes.
Qualification hopes boosted @Taylor_Fritz97 comes back to defeat De Minaur to keep semi-final hopes alive!#NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/F027qgfByj
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 14, 2024
“It’s tough, because even though I won the match, I feel like there wasn’t necessarily any moment when I feel like I had a repeatable way to win from the baseline, to be honest,” said Fritz. “He was all over me. What I did a great job of was towards the end of the second set, I really started to find my serve. I was serving much better and that allowed me to just stay with it and create more pressure on his service games.
“When I wasn’t making the first serves, he was just killing me from the baseline, so it just gave me a little bit of comfort to just stay in the match and not be under so much pressure all the time. I was able to just come up with some good shots at some good times, play off some of his mistakes, but it was still incredibly tough.”
