{"id":168705,"date":"2025-09-20T00:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/168705\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T00:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:34:13","slug":"jannik-sinner-picks-the-tournament-he-now-wants-to-win-the-most-before-the-end-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/168705\/","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner picks the tournament he now wants to win the most before the end of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jannik Sinner has already won two titles in 2025, saving his best tennis for the Grand Slam tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off 2025 where he left off in 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/rod-laver-reacts-as-jannik-sinner-beats-alexander-zverev-in-the-australian-open-final\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinner won the Australian Open<\/a> in January, defeating Alexander Zverev in the final.<\/p>\n<p>He then added another major title to his trophy cabinet at Wimbledon, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/marion-bartoli-noticed-what-carlos-alcaraz-did-when-jannik-sinner-returned-to-the-court-as-wimbledon-champion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> in four sets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2224312916-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jannik Sinner kisses the Wimbledon trophy after beating Carlos Alcaraz in the 2025 final\" class=\"wp-image-111823\" \/>Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Failing to win his third title of the season in New York, Sinner is now gearing up for a return to action in Beijing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/china-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">China Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking before he heads over to Asia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinner<\/a> has picked the tournament he wants to win the most before the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Jannik Sinner says the \u2018goal is Turin\u2019 as he sets his sights on the ATP Finals<\/p>\n<p>Talking to Sky Italy, Sinner previewed the final few months of his 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233930217-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jannik Sinner looks on during the 2025 US Open semifinals\" class=\"wp-image-131034\" \/>Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I\u2019m leaving for Beijing, and there are still many important tournaments. Physically, I feel good; after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a>, I was completely at peace. I\u2019m ready to get back on track and make some changes to further improve as a player,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal is Turin, to play well, and then we\u2019ll see how things go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy to be back on the tennis court, because that\u2019s where I feel alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sinner is one of two players to have already secured their spot in this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp-finals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP Finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>RankNameCountryPointsStatus1Carlos AlcarazSpain10,540Qualified2Jannik SinnerItaly7,950Qualified3Novak DjokovicSerbia4,180Currently qualifying4Alexander ZverevGermany4,180Currently qualifying5Ben SheltonUSA3,710Currently qualifying6Taylor FritzUSA3,465Currently qualifying7Alex de MinaurAustralia3,145Currently qualifying8Lorenzo MusettiItaly3,070Currently qualifying9Jack DraperGreat Britain2,990Injured (Won\u2019t play again in 2025)10Felix Auger-AliassimeCanada2,705Not currently qualifyingLive ATP Race to Turin<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll return to Turin as the heavy favorite to defend his title, having played some of the best tennis of his career at the ATP Finals over recent years.<\/p>\n<p>How many matches has Jannik Sinner won at the ATP Finals?<\/p>\n<p>Sinner has played 12 total matches at the ATP Finals and has only tasted defeat twice.<\/p>\n<p>2021 ATP Finals RR [LOSS] vs Daniil Medvedev \u2013 0-6, 7-6, 6-72021 ATP Finals RR [WIN] vs Hubert Hurkacz \u2013 6-2, 6-22023 ATP Finals RR [WIN] vs Holger Rune \u2013 6-2, 5-7, 6-42023 ATP Finals RR [WIN] vs Stefanos Tsitsipas \u2013 6-4, 6-42023 ATP Finals RR [WIN] vs Novak Djokovic \u2013 7-5, 6-7, 7-62023 ATP Finals SF [WIN] vs Daniil Medvedev \u2013 6-3, 6-7, 6-12023 ATP Finals F [LOSS] vs Novak Djokovic \u2013 3-6, 3-62024 ATP Finals RR [WIN] vs Alex de Minaur \u2013 6-3, 6-42024 ATP Finals RR [WIN] vs Taylor Fritz \u2013 6-4, 6-42024 ATP Finals RR [WIN] vs Daniil Medvedev \u2013 6-3, 6-42024 ATP Finals SF [WIN] vs Casper Ruud \u2013 6-1, 6-22024 ATP Finals F [WIN] vs Taylor Fritz \u2013 6-4, 6-4<\/p>\n<p>The Italian has won nine of his last ten matches at the event, picking up his first title in 2024, defeating Taylor Fritz in the final.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll be the favorite to win his second title in 2025, but that\u2019s not to say he won\u2019t have competition.<\/p>\n<p>Novak Djokovic, the record seven-time champion, was the last player to beat Sinner at the tour finals and has often played some of his best tennis at the event.<\/p>\n<p>His participation at the event is a real question; however, having skipped the tournament in 2024 despite qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Then, of course, there is the threat of Alcaraz, who has dominated their head-to-head in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>MatchWinner LoserScore2025 US Open \u2013 FCarlos AlcarazJannik Sinner6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-42025 Cincinnati Open \u2013 FCarlos AlcarazJannik Sinner5-0 (RET)2025 Wimbledon \u2013 FJannik SinnerCarlos Alcaraz4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-42025 French Open \u2013 FCarlos AlcarazJannik Sinner4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-62025 Italian Open \u2013 FCarlos AlcarazJannik Sinner7-6, 6-12024 China Open \u2013 FCarlos AlcarazJannik Sinner6-7, 6-4, 7-62024 French Open \u2013 SFCarlos AlcarazJannik Sinner2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-32024 Indian Wells \u2013 SFCarlos AlcarazJannik Sinner1-6, 6-3, 6-2Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019s head-to-head record since 2024<\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zverev<\/a> could also be a contender, having won the ATP Finals twice previously, in 2018 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell who will emerge victorious, but you certainly won\u2019t want to miss any of the action when the tournament begins on Sunday, November 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner has already won two titles in 2025, saving his best tennis for the Grand Slam tournaments.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168706,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[430,11990,432,99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-168705","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-atp","9":"tag-atp-finals","10":"tag-jannik-sinner","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}