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World number one Jannik Sinner brushed past Alex de Minaur after Taylor Fritz defeated an irate Daniil Medvedev on the opening day of the ATP Finals.
Sinner, playing on home soil in Turin, Italy, won 6-3 6-4 to extend his perfect record against the Australian seventh seed.
Earlier, American Fritz recorded his 50th win of the year by beating Medvedev 6-4 6-3 as the group stage of the season-ending tournament got under way.
Fourth seed Medvedev hit seven double faults in a tight opening set in the Ilie Nastase Group, including two back-to-back to give Fritz set point.
Players in the John Newcombe Group get their campaign under later today way with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz facing Casper Ruud of Norway before German Alexander Zverev – a two-time ATP Finals champion – plays Russian Andrey Rublev.
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