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Jannik Sinner became the first Italian to claim the ATP Finals title, securing his second decisive straight-sets victory over Taylor Fritz in Turin. The world number one capped off a stellar season – highlighted by his first two Grand Slam titles – with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph against the American. Their clash in the group stages told more or less an id...

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Jannik Sinner was awarded the trophy for finishing the year at No. 1 in the rankings before his home fans at the ATP Finals on Monday. Sinner won the Australian Open and U.S. Open for his first two Grand Slam titles. He mathematically secured the year-end No. 1 a month ago. “There’s no place better to celebrate this trophy,” Sinner said as his mom...

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A historic year for Italian tennis is coming to a close. At the ATP (men) level, the World No. 1, Jannik Sinner, and two Slam finals won, as well as the two Slam finals of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. At the WTA (women's) level, the Roland Garros-Wimbledon finals pairing of Jasmine Paolini, who rose to No. 5 and Olympic gold with Sara Erran...

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Jannik Sinner became the first Italian man to reach the US Open final on Friday while Taylor Fritz beated Frances Tiafoe to become the first American man in a Grand Slam final in 15 years. Australian Open champion Sinner defeated an ailing Jack Draper of Britain 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 in the semi-finals. Tomorrow is going to be Italy vs USA in New Yor...

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World number one Jannik Sinner beat Frances Tiafoe 7-6(4) 6-2 at the Cincinnati Open final on Monday, showing that despite recent health struggles he will still be the man to beat at the upcoming US Open. Sinner, 23, became the youngest Cincinnati champion since 21-year-old Andy Murray won in 2008. Sinner had been struggling over the past couple mo...

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At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Italy stunned the world by winning 40 medals, a record for the Azzurri since they have been participating in the Olympics. Above all, it amazed with its five victories in athletics, the queen of Olympic sports. From July 26, in Paris, for the third time in history, athletes fr...

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In the more than 100-year history of professional tennis, no Italian man or woman has ever reached number one in the world rankings. Tennis, which came to Italy thanks to a few English gentlemen in the late 1800s who did not want to give up their passion for the game that had become very popular in Anglo-Saxon high society, has been one of the most...

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After Jannik Sinner yesterday became the new number 1 in the world and reached the first semifinal of his career in the Paris slam beating Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, another outstanding day for the Italian colors on French soil. As many as four “heroes” today, but over all prominent protagonist Jasmine Paolini. The 28-year-old from Castelnuovo Garf...

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Jannik Sinner is set to climb to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings on 10 June. The 22-year-old will become the first Italian and just the 29th player overall to top men’s tennis. Sinner began the year at World No. 4. But with a massive surge to begin 2024, highlighted by his first major title at the Australian Open, an ATP Masters 1000 title in Miami a...

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Rome is preparing for the Internazionali BNL d'Italia tennis tournament, also known as the Italian Open, by setting up a red clay court in the central Piazza del Popolo. The court will host the men's and women's pre-qualification matches until 4 May, in collaboration between the city and Federtennis, ahead of the 81st edition of the prestigious ten...

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