Being in the same sentence as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic is almost always a good thing. That is certainly the case for Jannik Sinner this week.
By reaching the championship match at the Nitto ATP Finals on Saturday, the Italian joined Federer and Djokovic as the only players to reach the finals of all four majors and the Nitto ATP Finals in the same season.
Federer did it in 2006 and 2007, before Djokovic accomplished it in 2015 and 2023. The common thread between those four? Federer and Djokovic each won the Nitto ATP Finals.
That’s not all Sinner has in store for him at the Inalpi Arena. The home favorite has proven to be a dominant force in Turin over the past two seasons.
Since the start of last year’s Nitto ATP Finals, the San Candido native has not lost a set in nine matches during the season finale. In 2024, he didn’t drop more than four games in a set.
Sinner hasn’t lost a step during this edition of the year-end championships. The second seed has not lost serve in four matches against the best players in the world.
Since the ATP began keeping service statistics in 1991, Djokovic is the only other player to reach the championship match at the Nitto ATP Finals without losing a service game, doing so in 2018. The Serb would lose serve to Alexander Zverev four times with the trophy on the line.
Sinner will take confidence not only from his service this week, but also from his extensive success indoors. The 24-year-old has won 30 consecutive indoor matches, with his most recent defeat against Djokovic coming in the 2023 Turin final.
The defending champions will face rival Carlos Alcaraz for the crown on Sunday. This century, only Djokovic, Federer and Lleyton Hewitt have won the Nitto ATP Finals in consecutive years. Sinner has a chance to join them.
“First of all, I am of course happy that I can end my season here, another final,” said Sinner. “[It] has been a great year for me. I’m looking forward to tomorrow. These are matches I look up to. These are matches I am looking forward to.”
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