World number one Jannik Sinner said the ATP Finals will be more special for him this time around as it gives him the chance to play on home soil in Italy, months after missing this year's Italian Open in Rome due to a hip injury.
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - 6 Kings Slam - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - October 17, 2024 Italy's Jannik Sinner in action during his semi final match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File PhotoWorld number one Jannik Sinner said the ATP Finals will be more special for him this time around as it gives him the chance to play on home soil in Italy, months after missing this year's Italian Open in Rome due to a hip injury.
"The atmosphere is just amazing... I'm just happy to be back here and hopefully I can show some good tennis." " is a very solid, very fast mover a great mentality. You have to win every point somehow. He is not going to give it to you, so you have to go for it," said Sinner. "Taylor Fritz, I might know slightly less, because we haven't had so many encounters yet. But he is an amazing server, hitting the ball very strong. He has improved a lot in the last two years, starting with the serve and returning very well."
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