The debut of the Italian champion who recently overtook Alcaraz in the rankings and returned to 2nd place was against Auger-Aliassime of Canada who had just been defeated in the Paris final.
Sinner took a late break and took the set
Sinner broke late and won the first set 7-5. Auger-Aliassime asked to leave the field, he had some physical problems
Sinners take no risks: 6-5
On serve, Sinner left no room for her opponent: the score was 6-5 without any worries
Laila is there watching Sinner in the stands
Sinner squanders a set point: 5-5
A hard-fought game in which Sinner squandered a set point and Auger-Aliassime sealed it with his seventh ace of the match
Sinner led 5-4, Auger served to stay in the match
Sinner went up 30-0, then 40-15 and reached 5-4. Auger functions to survive in the match
Worry-free Auger 4-4
Auger-Aliassime served very well, always pushing the ball and holding serve. We move forward without pause
Game seven was much more efficient: Sinner 4-3
The seventh game was much smoother than the previous game: Sinner led 4-3 without a break
Auger played a long and hard-fought game with an ace
The Canadian started with an ace, then a short ball and a double fault, then Sinner recovered and got two break points. A long, hard-fought game that Auger took home with an ace
Sinner started badly, but then scored 4 points in a row
Sinner serving got a 15 from Auger-Aliassime. Then he scored 4 points in a row: 3-2
The squad sinned but failed to break serve
Auger Aliassime gave Sinner a hard time, Jannik tried to force it, then the Canadian with a short ball made it 2 draws.
Sinner still maintains its services
Sinner this time gives the number 15 to his opponent. Jannik pushes hard, holds serve: 2-1
Canadian player’s answer: 1-1
The Canadian player held serve and immediately answered the blue: 1-1
The blue immediately started well: he left his opponents goalless
Blue begins immediately: the first game is on serve, leaving the opponent scoreless
Sinner and Auger-Aliassime, leaving for the match
After a short warm-up, the match began between Sinner, who was making his debut in the Final, and Auger-Aliassime. You need blue
Precedent between Sinner and Auger-Aliassime
Auger-Aliassime and Sinner faced each other a week after the Paris final won by the blue team in two sets. Previously they had met 4 times: at the US Open and in Cincinnati this year with Jannik winning. Two wins in 2022 for Canada in Cincinnati and Madrid
Tomorrow’s calendar, this is when Sinner and Musetti play
The following is the match calendar for tomorrow’s ATP Finals in Turin. After Vavassori-Bolelli’s doubles match against Granollers-Zeballos which could have meant qualifying for the semifinals for the Azzurri, the group took the field Jimmy Connors with Alcaraz-Fritz at 2 p.mWhen Musetti returns to play against de Minaur at 20.30. Therefore, Jannik Sinner and Bjorn Borg’s group will be busy Wednesday 12: the winner of tonight’s match between the blue one and Auger-Aliassime will challenge Alexander Zverev while the loser will face Ben Shelton.
Alcaraz overtook Sinner and returned to number one
High-level challenges continue Carlos Alcarazwhich as of today returns to 1st ATP ranking, and Sinner Jannikslipped back to number 2, a day after its start Finals at the end of the year in Turin, which will determine which of the two will end the year on top. At the same time last year Sinner was dominating the ATP Finals and the 1,500 points he had earned were then stripped from him today, leaving him trailing behind Alcaraz, who had just a handful of points to defend after last year’s group stage defeat in Turin. The two are now separated by 1050 points
Here are the new rankings
1) Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) 11,050 points (+1)
2) Sinner Jannik (Ita) 10,000 (-1)
3) Alexander Zverev (Ger) 4,960
4) Novak Djokovic (Srb) 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 (Italy) 3,840
