Fritz Shines On Serve To Beat Musetti At Atp Finals

Taylor Fritz shone connected service to registry his first triumph complete Lorenzo Musetti successful 3 years and statesman his ATP Finals run successful style.

American world number six Fritz hit nan Italian 6-3 6-4 successful beforehand of a boisterous Turin crowd.

Fritz, runner-up to Jannik Sinner past year, dropped conscionable 3 points connected service successful nan 2nd group - and 2 of those were successful nan last game.

Ninth seed Musetti only had his spot astatine nan season-ending arena confirmed connected Sunday, erstwhile Novak Djokovic withdrew aft beating him successful nan Athens Open final.

He had 4 early break opportunities against Fritz but could not return them earlier fatigue group in, pinch 7 of his 9 work games going to deuce.

"I was a small shaky astatine nan commencement and I was letting him dictate a small excessively much," Fritz, 28, told Sky Sports.

"It was a spot nervy for me, which is expected. I felt I was capable to loosen up and I conscionable started playing a batch better."

World number 1 Jannik Sinner originates his run against Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime later connected Monday.

Sinner and rival Carlos Alcaraz are successful contention for nan year-end number 1 ranking.

Sinner must take sides his title - and dream Alcaraz loses a group lucifer and does not scope nan last - to clasp nan apical ranking.

In nan doubles, Britons Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski began their run pinch a 6-3 7-5 triumph complete Salvadoran Marcelo Arevalo and Croatia's Mate Pavic.

No all-British brace has ever won nan season-ending title, pinch Salisbury and American partner Rajeev Ram lifting it successful 2022 and 2023.