US EditionSinner Records Another Straight-Sets Success in Turin
Jannik Sinner won 6-3, 7-6(3) to reach ATP Finals semi-finals, maintaining a 29-match indoor winning streak, while Ben Shelton was eliminated from the tournament.
- On Friday, reigning champion Jannik Sinner extended his indoor hardcourt winning streak to 29 matches with a 6-3 7-6 victory over American Ben Shelton at the ATP Finals in Turin's Inalpi Arena.
- On Thursday, Carlos Alcaraz completed a clean sweep in the Jimmy Connors Group and was presented with the ATP year-end world number one trophy, ending Sinner's year-end ranking chances.
- Key moments came when Shelton rallied in the second set, serving to love three times, saving a match point at 5-4 and forcing a second set tiebreak, while he was broken in the first set openings and closings.
- Sinner will face Alex de Minaur on Saturday after securing top spot in the Bjorn Borg Group, while Ben Shelton was eliminated following two earlier losses.
- The result also underlines that the tiebreak marked the first time in the last two editions that Sinner was taken to a tiebreak at the season-ending championships, while Alcaraz's presentation adds a potential Sunday final narrative.
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Sinner completes perfect ATP Finals group stage
Jannik Sinner stayed on course to defend his ATP Finals title on Friday after seeing off Ben Shelton and completing a perfect group stage, while Felix Auger-Aliassime claimed the last semi-final spot by beating Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-6 (7/4). Italian Sinner took one hour and 35 minutes to win 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) against spirited Shelton who bowed out of his debut Finals in Turin without a win from his three matches in the Bjorn Borg Group. Chants o…
Jannik Sinner (24) advances to the semi-finals of the ATP Finals as winner of the Björn Borg Group. The Italian also won his third match in Turin on Friday afternoon against American Ben Shelton (23) in two sets: 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Italian Yannick Sinner defeated Ben Shelton 2:0 in sets (6:3, 7:6(3)) in the third round of Group B at the Final Masters.
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