Jannik Sinner added another impressive title to his 2024 cabinet, claiming his maiden Nitto ATP Finals title. The Italian said the title means so much to him as it is his maiden trophy while playing in his home country.
Sinner bested US Open runner-up Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to clinch the ATP Finals trophy. Earlier in the season, the youngster won the Australian Open and US Open and this title adds a cherry on top of the cake.
“It’s the first title in Italy, and it means so much to me,” said Sinner, who also won the Next Gen ATP Finals — an event for the top under-20 players — in Milan in 2019. “It’s something very, very, very special.”
Sinner has been under the pump for his doping controversy and he admitted it hasn’t been easy for him to take all the pressure.
“I’ve kept on thinking about where we went wrong and what we could have done better,” Sinner said. “I had days where I wasn’t feeling great; nights when I didn’t sleep well.
“But when I put my hat on, I don’t think about what’s going on beyond the court,” Sinner added. “I’m fortunate to have people around me who keep me stable. Thanks to them we’ve continued to work hard every day like there’s no tomorrow and we’ve even improved in this period.”
Meanwhile, Sinner won all of his five matches in Turin and bagged a whopping amount of $4.8 million after going all the way.
“I just tried to understand whatever works best for each opponent,” Sinner said. “It was a very high-level tournament from my side. At times, I couldn’t play better.”
Sinner smashed 14 aces against Fritz and the American showered praise on his opponent for his deadly accuracy with serve.
“He served absolutely lights-out,” Fritz said. “So many lines. He placed the serve great. He took a lot of risk on the second serve as well. I think that was probably one of his main game plans, to not let me attack his second serve.
“He did a great job of not only mixing up the second but being very aggressive with it,” Fritz added.
Sinner will represent Italy at the Davis Cup in Malaga.
