After missing the Italian Open in Rome this season due to a hip injury, world number one Jannik Sinner stated that the ATP Finals will now hold a greater significance for him because it will allow him to play in his native country.
With this, the athlete admitted: “Many things make (this tournament) special…First of all, being an Italian and playing in Italy. I haven’t played in Italy this year, because I missed Rome. That was a really tough one, but I am even more excited and happy to be here.”
He added: “The atmosphere is just amazing… I’m just happy to be back here and hopefully I can show some good tennis.”
From November 10-17, 2024, the Inalpi Arena in Turin will host the ATP Finals, which will include the top eight singles players and doubles teams across the world.
Sinner will play against Alex de Minaur to start his ATP finals campaign before battling former U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev and American Taylor Fritz.
Sinner declared about his opponents: “(De Minaur) is a very solid, very fast mover (with) a great mentality. You have to win every point somehow. He is not going to give it to you, so you have to go for it.”
“(Medvedev) is changing his game style a little bit so he’s even more dangerous to play. He has been one of my key points in evolving myself as a player, because I struggled a lot to beat him. Now, every match is quite open, you never know what’s going to happen…. Taylor Fritz, I might know slightly less, because we haven’t had so many encounters yet. But he is an amazing server, hitting the ball very strong. He has improved a lot in the last two years, starting with the serve and returning very well,” he added.
Sinner could face his rival and four-times Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz in the knockout stage if they both make it through the group matches.
Source: CNA