VIENNA.- The No. 2 in the world, Jannik Sinnerwon the tournament Vienna ATP 500 this Sunday by beating No. 3 in the ranking for the second time this season in a final, Alexander Zverev3-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Executioner of the German in the final of the Australian Open in January, the Italian won his fourth title of the season, and the second of his career in the Austrian capital, where he had already won in 2023.
There are now 21 consecutive victories for Sinner indoors, before the Paris Masters 1000, also indoors.
To win the 22nd title of his career, Sinner had to grit his teeth, after Zverev managed to take the first set thanks to a solitary break.
“It was a difficult start to the final for me,” Sinner admitted.
“I conceded a break, I had some options in the first set, but I couldn’t use them. (Zverev) was serving very well, but I tried to keep my mentality and play my best tennis when it came,” declared the Italian.
Sinner responded in the second set, leading 3-0 before tying and forcing the third and final set.
In that decisive set, Zverev saved two break points in the fifth game, but Sinner kept up the pressure and won his prize at 5-5, managing to break the German’s serve, before sealing the final victory with his serve.
“The third set was a roller coaster, but at times I felt the ball very well, so I tried to push and I am very happy to win another title,” he added. “It’s very special.”
This is the fourth title of the season for the 24-year-old, after the Australian Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Sinner has reached the final in eight of the ten tournaments he has played this campaign.
Fonseca wins in Basel
The Brazilian Joao Fonseca (46th in the world) at 19 years old won the second title of his career on the main circuit, by dominating this Sunday in the final of the ATP 500 in Basel against the Spanish Alejandro Davidovich (18th) 6-3, 6-4.
Fonseca thus became the second youngest champion of an ATP 500, the third category of tournaments after the Grand Slam and the Masters 1000, since Carlos Alcaraz in Rio de Janeiro and in Barcelona in 2022.
“It’s crazy,” Fonseca said. “I want to thank my family and my coaches who helped me complete this fantastic effort,” added the young player from Rio, who confessed that his parents had just arrived from Brazil to see him win the most important tournament of his still budding career.
