Tennis-Sinner thrills Turin crowd with semi-final win over Medvedev

Tennis - ATP Finals - Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy - November 18, 2023 Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates winning his semi final match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) -Home favourite Jannik Sinner became the first Italian to reach the title match in the season-ending ATP Finals as he beat Russian Daniil Medvedev at a raucous Pala Alpitour on Saturday.

The 22-year-old soaked up everything Medvedev threw at him and emerged with a 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1 victory.