Overview
- Lorenzo Musetti lost his first ATP Finals match 6-3, 6-4 to Taylor Fritz in Turin, struggling to counter the American’s serving edge and baseline pressure.
- He entered the event as the first alternate following Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal, which Djokovic signaled to Musetti at the net after their Athens final.
- Musetti said he felt heavy-legged from the quick turnaround and now faces Alex de Minaur next before meeting Carlos Alcaraz in the round-robin group.
- Jannik Sinner is slated to open his campaign against Félix Auger-Aliassime at 20:30 local time at the Inalpi Arena.
- Italy celebrated an early doubles win as Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori defeated top seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool 7-5, 6-3.