Happy debut for the Italian champion, just overtaken by Alcaraz in the rankings and back at number 2, who beats the Canadian Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 6-1 in 2 sets
Sinner’s words after the success on Auger-Aliassime
“It was a very difficult first set, high level, then he had physical problems. It’s very nice to be back here, there’s a lot of Italy in Turin with Lorenzo Musetti and the Bolelli-Vavassori double. I take home the feeling of playing here. Tough tournament, let’s see how it goes”
Sinner vince il match 2 set a 0
Sinner closes with an ace. Excellent test, concrete and centered. The Canadian’s problems helped him
Sinner at the service
Sinner serve per il match
Problems for Auger-Aliassime, double break for Sinner: it’s 5-1
Problems again for Auger-Aliassime who needs the physiotherapist again. Double break for Sinner: it’s 5-1
Auger returns to the field after a long calf massage
Auger returns to the pitch after a long calf massage by the physiotherapist and returns to serve. He also manages to move the score: 3-1
Sinner goes to 3-0, physiotherapist for the Canadian
Sinner takes a risk, goes 0-30 down, then pushes and takes the set. It goes to 3-0, but the physiotherapist is needed for the Canadian who says: at 6-5 I didn’t feel anything, then I felt pain.
Physical problems for Auger-Aliassime who loses his game. Break by Sinner, it’s 2-0
Physical problems for Auger-Aliassime who loses his game
Sinner starts again as he finished: 1-0
Sinner starts again as he finished: very strong on serve, he takes the game 1-0
Sinner breaks late and takes the set
Sinner breaks late and the first set is won 7-5. Auger-Aliassime asks to leave the field, he has some physical problems
Sinner risks nothing: 6-5
When serving, Sinner leaves no room for his opponent: it’s 6-5 without any worries
Laila is there watching Sinner in the stands
Sinner wastes a set point: 5-5
A hard-fought game in which Sinner wasted a set point and Auger-Aliassime closed with the seventh ace of the match
Sinner takes the lead 5-4, Auger serves to stay in the match
Sinner goes up 30-0, then 40-15 and reaches 5-4. Auger serves to stay in the match
Auger without worries 4-4
Auger-Aliassime serves very well, always pushes the ball and still holds serve. We move forward without a break
The seventh game was much more streamlined: Sinner 4-3
The seventh game was much more streamlined than the previous one: Sinner ahead 4-3 without a break
Long and hard-fought game that Auger holds with an ace
The Canadian starts with an ace, then a short ball and a double fault, then Sinner recovers and has two break points. Long, hard-fought game that Auger takes home with an ace
Sinner starts badly, but then scores 4 points in a row
Sinner on serve suffers a 15 from Auger-Aliassime. Then he scores 4 points in a row: 3-2
Sinner forces but fails to break serve
Auger Aliassime puts Sinner in difficulty, Jannik tries to force it, then the Canadian with a short ball makes it 2 draws.
Sinner still maintains the service
Sinner this time leaves a 15 to his opponent. Jannik pushes hard, holds serve: 2-1
The Canadian replies: it’s 1-1
The Canadian holds serve and immediately responds to the blue: 1-1
The blue starts well straight away: he leaves his opponent scoreless
The blue starts immediately: first game on serve, leaving the opponent scoreless
Sinner and Auger-Aliassime, off to the match
After a short warm-up the match begins between Sinner, making his debut in the Finals, and Auger-Aliassime. You need blue
The precedents between Sinner and Auger-Aliassime
Auger-Aliassime and Sinner find themselves facing each other a week after the Paris final won by the blue in two sets. Previously they had met 4 times: at the US Open and in Cincinnati this year with Jannik’s victory. Two victories in 2022 for the Canadian in Cincinnati and Madrid
Tomorrow’s calendar, here’s when Sinner and Musetti play
Here is the calendar of tomorrow’s matches of the ATP Finals in Turin. After the Vavassori-Bolelli doubles match against Granollers-Zeballos which could mean qualification for the semi-finals for the Azzurri, the group takes the field Jimmy Connors con Alcaraz-Fritz at 2 pmWhile Musetti returns to play against de Minaur at 8.30pm. Jannik Sinner and the Bjorn Borg group will therefore be busy Wednesday 12: the winner of tonight’s match between the blue and Auger-Aliassime will challenge Alexander Zverev while the loser will face Ben Shelton.
Alcaraz overtakes Sinner and returns to number one
The high-ranking challenge continues between Carlos Alcarazwhich from today returns to number 1 in the ATP ranking, and Jannik Sinneragain slipped to number 2, the day after the start of Finals at the end of the year in Turin, which will decide which of the two will end the year at the top of the rankings. At the same time last year Sinner dominated the ATP Finals and the 1,500 points he earned then were stripped from him today, causing him to slip behind Alcaraz, who had few points to defend after last year’s group stage defeat in Turin. The two are now separated by 1050 points
Here is the new ranking
1) Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) 11,050 points (+1)
2) Jannik Sinner (Ita) 10,000 (-1)
3) Alexander Zverev (Ger) 4.960
4) Novak Djokovic (Serb) 4,830 (+1)
5) Ben Shelton (Usa) 3.970 (+1)
6) Taylor Fritz (Usa) 4.935 (-2)
7) Alex De Minaur (Aus) 3,935
8) F.Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3.845
9) Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) 3,840
