World number one and home favourite Jannik Sinner began his bid to win the ATP Finals for the first time with a 6-3 6-4 defeat of tournament debutant Alex de Minaur on Sunday. Sinner, runner-up to Novak Djokovic in the prestigious year-ending tournament last year,

Alexander Zverev interrupted a Jannik Sinner interview at the ATP Finals after the Italian was presented with a trophy for having the best hair. The two players are in Turin this week, where they will be aiming to be crowed ATP Finals champion as the 2024 tennis season comes to an end.

In his most recent match on September 30, 2024, Sinner won 6-2, 7-6 over Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinals of the China Open. In the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships (his last tournament), Fritz was taken down in the Round of 32 by No. 24-ranked Arthur Fils, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6.