# Tennis: Italian second seed Jannik Sinner began his ATP Finals title defence with a victory in Turin. The 24-year-old defeated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, 7-5, 6-1, keeping alive his chances of pipping Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz for the year-end world number one ranking. American Taylor Fritz beat late qualifier Lorenzo Musetti of Italy, who is making his debut at the event, 6-3, 6-4. Sinner says it’s always special to play in front of his home crowd:
Tennis: Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz off to a winning start at the ATP Finals [SOUND]
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