Jannik Sinner is extremely likely to compete in the current ATP Finals taking the spot of an injured Matteo Berrettini as the first alternate. Matto has still to officially withdraw from the competition, but everything points to the fact that he will take no chances to worsen his abdominal injury.
Therefore, Jannik Sinner is expected to play his first match of the Finals on Tuesday against his dear friend Hubert Hurkacz. It is extremely unlikely that Jannik will qualify for the semi-finals if he plays in Turin. The only way for Jannik Sinner to hope to qualify for the final four is to win both matches against Hurkacz and Daniil Medvedev. Unfortunately for the young Italian a 2-1 score in the round-robin beats a 2-0 record.
The top10 quest
Playing the final will also be very important for Jannik Sinner to end the season in the top 10. He needs only one win to overtake Felix Auger Aliassime.
Jannik Sinner in 2021
Ranked world no.11, the Italian played his last match on the 10th of November when he was defeated by world no.134 Andy Murray 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Stockholm (draw).
This season the Italian has achieved an overall 45-21 win-loss record. Jannik clinched 4 titles in 2021 in Melbourne, in Washington, in Sofia and in Antwerp. Sinner got to the final in Miami.
Matteo Berrettini in 2021
Ranked world no.7 (career-high), the Italian played his last match on the 14th of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.3 Alexander Zverev in the round robin and the scoreline was 7-6(7) 1-0 .
At present, during this year the Italian achieved an overall 41-12 record. Matteo has won 2 titles in 2021 in Belgrade and in London. Berrettini reached the final in Madrid and in Wimbledon.
Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini have never clashed against each other.
Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini |
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