History Loading For Jannik Sinner? Italian One Win Away From First-Ever ‘Unbroken’ ATP Finals Title

Jannik Sinner is on the verge of making ATP Finals history (AP)

Jannik Sinner is serving up something the ATP Finals have never seen before.

The world No. 2 marched into his third consecutive championship match in Turin on Saturday, defeating Alex de Minaur 7–5, 6–2, and doing so while maintaining one of the most jaw-dropping streaks in the tournament’s history.

Sinner has not dropped serve once all week.

Not a single break. Not a moment of vulnerability. Nothing.

And that’s where the historical weight comes in: In the 54-year history of the ATP Finals, no player has ever won the title without being broken at least once.

Sinner is now one match away from becoming the first to complete an “unbroken” championship run.

The Italian also became just the third man (and the youngest) in history to reach the final of all 4 Grand Slams & the ATP Finals in the same season, joining the likes of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic as the only players to do so.

Sinner Downs De Minaur In Heated Clash

Against De Minaur — whom Sinner now leads 13–0 in their head-to-head — the Italian was clinical. De Minaur pushed early, fending off break points in his opening service game and carving out three chances on Sinner’s serve in the next. But once the Italian held firm under pressure, the match began drifting toward its inevitable conclusion.

Sinner struck the decisive blow at 5–5 in the first set, immediately taking control of the match. In the second set, he broke early, surged to a 4–0 lead, and never let De Minaur breathe again. What looked like a competitive showdown quickly became another chapter in Sinner’s growing Turin dominance.

That dominance is becoming absolute:

• 18 straight sets won at the ATP Finals
• 30-match winning streak on indoor hard courts
• Three straight ATP Finals title matches, making him the youngest to achieve the feat since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004
• He hasn’t dropped a set at the ATP Finals since losing the 2023 championship match to Novak Djokovic.

Sinner will now face either Carlos Alcaraz or Felix Auger-Aliassime in Sunday’s final. If it’s Alcaraz, it sets up their sixth meeting of the season — a rivalry the Spaniard currently leads 4–1 in 2024.

But the storyline transcends opponents.

Sinner stands 24 hours away from a historic tennis feat no great — not Federer, not Djokovic, not Nadal — has ever achieved: An ATP Finals title without surrendering serve.

(with AFP inputs)