Jannik Sinner continued his dominance over Alex de Minaur on Saturday, securing a straight-sets victory to reach the ATP Finals championship match for the third consecutive year. The Italian world number two broke late in the first set before pulling away to complete a 7-5, 6-2 win, marking his thirteenth triumph in as many meetings with the Australian.
Sinner has yet to drop a service game en route to the final. He will now aim to defend his title on Sunday against top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz.
“It is the last event of the year and it is great to finish in this way,” said Sinner. “It was a very tough match, especially at the beginning of the first set. I felt like he was serving great, very precise. In the second set, I broke very early and then my level rose. I tried to be a bit more aggressive and it worked well but it was a tough match.”
The 24-year-old has won his last eighteen sets played in Turin, where he defeated Taylor Fritz in last year’s final. He is also on a thirty-match winning streak on indoor hard courts and has not dropped a set at the ATP Finals since losing to Novak Djokovic in the 2023 final.
“Making the final for three consecutive years means a lot to me,” Sinner added. “It is a great atmosphere for me to play tennis and a great place for me to close this beautiful season. Tomorrow I will enjoy and try my best to get the best possible result.”
De Minaur resisted two break points in the opening game of the semi-final but failed to convert any of the three chances he created in Sinner’s first service game. The Australian kept fighting when Sinner threatened to break in the seventh and ninth games, but the second seed delivered the decisive blow at 5-5 to take the first set.
Sinner surged 4-0 ahead in the second set and wrapped up his ninth consecutive win at the tournament. He becomes the youngest player since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004 to reach three finals at the season-ending event.
Jannik Sinner will face top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the ATP Finals title match, setting up their sixth meeting of the season. Alcaraz currently leads their head-to-head with four wins out of five, including victories in the French Open and US Open finals.
