Skip to content
ATP Finals

Home favourite Sinner sees off Tsitsipas

Published on November 12, 2023
Updated on November 15, 2023
Chris
Written by Chris

Best Bookmaker Offers

18+ New Customers only. Max Win £10 Free Bet. Qualifying bets at odds 1/1 or greater. Paid as bonus token. Min 4/5 odds required. Skrill, Neteller, Paypal not eligible. BeGambleAware.org. T&Cs apply.
New UK, IE & Malta customers only. Min £10/€10 first deposit using Debit Card. Place a bet of £10 at min odds of 1.5 and get £10. Further £10 credited after 7 days and a further £10 credited after 14 days. Full T&Cs apply.18+. begambleaware.org  
New customers & 18+ only. Min. deposit of £10. The promotion reward functions as a £30 Surprise Bet. Qualifying real money bet of £10. Min odds greater than or equal to 1.5 required. E/W bets excluded. Offer awarded immediately but could be issued the next working day in exceptional circumstances such as technical fault. Additional T&Cs apply. Please gamble responsibly. Full T&Cs
18+ | Play Responsibly | T&Cs Apply. Begambleaware.org
Home favourite Sinner sees off Tsitsipas
  • Sinner wins first match in straight sets
  • Djokovic due to face Rune
  • Dodig and Austin Krajicek open with win in doubles

In the opening day of the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, local favourite Jannik Sinner delivered a commanding performance to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets. The fourth-seeded Sinner secured a 6-4 6-4 victory, concluding the match with his ninth ace. Tsitsipas, the 2019 champion, struggled to match Sinner’s play and failed to force a single break point.

Check out the best ATP Finals betting sites with Betting.com

Sinner starts Tour Finals well after pleasing year

Reflecting on his win, the 22-year-old Sinner expressed excitement about starting the Finals and described it as a special moment. Despite anticipating a tough match, he felt he handled the situation well by staying aggressive. Sinner, who qualified for the ATP Finals on merit for the first time, having  replaced the injured Matteo Berrettini in 2021, has had an impressive year, reaching his first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon and winning his maiden Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open in August.

Although trailing 5-2 in their head-to-head, Sinner looked relaxed on the court and secured the victory in one hour and 25 minutes. The ATP Finals feature the top eight men’s players of the year, divided into two groups, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals.

Sinner and Tsitsipas are part of the Green Group, alongside world number one Novak Djokovic and Denmark’s Holger Rune. Djokovic, if successful in his match, would secure the end-of-year top spot in the world rankings. Additionally, a tournament victory would make him the outright leader for ATP Finals titles, having equaled Roger Federer’s record of six last year.

In the doubles tournament, the number one seeds, Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek, claimed a straight-sets victory over the seventh seeds Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni. Meanwhile, the fifth seeds, Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos, emerged victorious against the fourth seeds Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in a three-set match.

Betting Implications

Sinner’s victory saw him go to second favourite behind Djokovic in the early betting. At the time of writing Unibet have the Italian priced at 15/4, behind Djokovic, 5/4. Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev, both yet to play, are priced at 17/4 and 13/2 respectively. Tsitsipas is currently 33/1.

Check out the best ATP Finals betting sites and the best tennis betting sites for the UK with Betting.com.

For more on the ATP Finals, check out our preview.

Share this article
Article link copied!
Chris

Chris is a former athlete and a qualified PE teacher. He is a keen football fan, watching many matches at different levels throughout the season, and enjoys following many different sports. With betting and sports sites, he has a keen eye for detail and can to highlight positives and negatives for users. His experience in sport as a performer, teacher, writer and fan allows him to see things from many different perspectives.

Betting.com Editorial Promise