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Sinner Consolidates Turin Position Following Beijing Title

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ATPTour.com looks at the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin, as of Thursday, 5 October 2023
As the Asian Swing continues, Jannik Sinner boosted his chances of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals by winning the title at the China Open.

This week, the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin will heat up further at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. There are 845 points separating fifth-placed Andrey Rublev and ninth-placed Taylor Fritz.

ATPTour.com looks at players in contention for the season finale.

Fourth - Jannik Sinner
The Italian consolidated his fourth-placed position in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin after winning his third tour-level trophy of the season at the China Open in Beijing. The 22-year-old, who is aiming to qualify for the prestigious year-end event for the first time, defeated Daniil Medvedev in the title match. Medvedev has already qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals.

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Seventh – Alexander Zverev
The 26-year-old continued his impressive season with a semi-final run in Beijing. The German is seventh in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race on 3,415 points, 575 points ahead of ninth-placed Fritz. Zverev, who is a two-time Nitto ATP Finals champion, is 49-22 on the year.

10th – Casper Ruud
The Norwegian boosted his hopes of qualifying after advancing to the quarter-finals in Beijing, where he earned 90 points. Ruud is on 2,715 points and will next eye a deep run on debut at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.

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‘I Look For Tough Challenges’: Surging Sinner Ready For Shanghai Spotlight

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Italian arrives fresh from beating Alcaraz and Medvedev back-to-back in Beijing
Is anyone arriving at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in better form than Jannik Sinner?

The Italian arrives at the ATP Masters 1000 fresh from notching back-to-back victories against Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev to claim his third title of the season in Beijing. Beating the top two seeds in the Shanghai draw so recently has left the Italian’s confidence sky-high, particularly his maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head triumph, at the seventh attempt, against Medvedev.

“I’m always looking for the very tough challenges and I’m very happy that I had the chance to play against him again,” said Sinner on Friday of his Medvedev win. “Obviously finals are a little bit different, but for me it is always a huge pleasure when I get the chance to play against the best players in the world.

“I lost many times against him. I changed a couple of things, tactical things, which were working very well at some points, but this is all part of the process and the practice sessions we have done. We try to analyse a couple of things after the match and make the same things happen in practice. This is part of the work we are putting in and you have to show this in a match.”

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In contrast to his rivalry with Medvedev, Sinner now leads Alcaraz 4-3 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series. He is one of the few players on Tour who has regularly caused problems to the Spaniard during his meteoric rise.

“Every time when I play against him, I feel like we both try and push ourselves to the limit,” said Sinner. “Both of us obviously hate losing, especially against each other. We have a very good relationship off court. I feel like we are good friends, but still on court you feel a little bit nervous because you want to win. You hate losing.

“We both are very young, and we also feel like when we play, many people are watching. It’s a mix of everything and it’s obviously a huge pleasure to share the court with him. In this way, I always try to look forward to these matches. I feel when I play against the best players in the world I can really see where to improve, and that is basically my main goal.”

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Sinner will hope his focused approach continues to pay off on Saturday when he meets Marcos Giron on his Shanghai debut. Despite his recent successes, which also include lifting his maiden Masters 1000 crown in August in Toronto, the Italian reiterated his commitment to improving in every way he can.

“It’s not about when you win one big title that things are going to change dramatically, especially the mindset,” said Sinner. “I felt at the US Open I should have done a couple of things better. I practised a lot with my team, especially on the mental side and trying to understand my brain a little bit better. I recognised that I made a couple of mistakes and I tried to improve. I feel like the things I showed in Beijing last week were an improvement.”

As well as vying to eclipse his rivals for Masters 1000 glory, one of Sinner’s goals in Shanghai will be to boost his chances of joining Alcaraz, Medvedev and Novak Djokovic in booking a berth at the Nitto ATP Finals. The 22-year-old is in fourth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin as he attempts to qualify directly for the prestigious season finale for the first time.

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Sinner Qualifies For Nitto ATP Finals For First Time

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Italian will compete in front of his home fans in Turin
Jannik Sinner is the fourth player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, joining Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev at the season finale, which will be played in Turin from 12-19 November.

The Italian earned his place after defeating Marcos Giron in the second round of the Rolex Shanghai Masters. He has qualified for the year-end championships for the first time after competing at the Pala Alpitour as an alternate in 2021 when countryman Matteo Berrettini withdrew due to injury.

Sinner has enjoyed a season of breakthroughs in 2023. The Italian advanced to his first major semi-final at Wimbledon and lifted his maiden ATP Masters 1000 trophy in Toronto.

Also a champion this year in Beijing and Montpellier, Sinner made several deep runs throughout the season. He reached the final at the Masters 1000 event in Miami, where he upset Carlos Alcaraz in a semi-final widely viewed as one of the best matches of the year. Sinner also made the final in Rotterdam and reached the semi-finals at Indian Wells and Monte-Carlo.

The 22-year-old is in top form as evidenced by his performance in Beijing, where he defeated Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev in back-to-back straight-sets matches to claim the trophy.

When Sinner competed as an alternate in Turin two years ago, he showed comfort on the big stage. The Italian defeated Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets before pushing Daniil Medvedev to a final-set tie-break.

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