ATP Finals 2023: Superb Sinner sinks Medvedev to reach Turin final

Italy`s Jannik Sinner celebrates after winning the semi-final match against Russia`s Daniil Medvedev at the ATP Finals tennis tournament in Turin. Pic/AFP

Home favourite Jannik Sinner capped his brilliant run in the year-end tournament with a fine win over Daniil Medvedev which took the Italian start to the brink of ATP Finals glory on Saturday.

Sinner delivered a gutsy semifinal display to overcome Medvedev 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-1 and book his spot in the championship match in which he will meet the winner of the second semifinal between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.

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Faced with an elite opponent and the huge expectations of an adoring home crowd, Sinner delivered a largely ice-cool display packed with clean baseline hitting to extend his unbeaten week inside the Pala Alpitour in Turin.

Sinner needed to stay at his best throughout the two-hour, 29-minute clash to down the typically resilient Medvedev. Crucially, the 22-year-old reacted superbly to the disappointment of losing the second-set tie-break, as he marched through the decider to cap a victory in which he won 83 per cent (50/60) of points behind his first serve.

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After not beating Medvedev in the pair's first six tour-level meetings, Sinner is now 3-6 in their ATP head-to-head series, having also defeated his rival to become champion in both Beijing and Vienna in October. The turnaround of his matchup with Medvedev has been part of a wider streak of red-hot form for Sinner, who is 17-2 since the US Open.

Should Sinner go on to beat Djokovic or Alcaraz and lift the trophy, he will become the first Italian winner in the 54-year history of the Nitto ATP Finals. He would also take home US$4,801,500, the biggest payday in tennis history, by becoming the undefeated champion in Turin.

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