Sinner completes perfect ATP Finals group stage by seeing off Shelton

Turin, Italy: Jannik Sinner comfortably beat Ben Shelton 6 3, 7 6 (7/3) on Friday to complete a perfect group stage in his ATP Finals title defence....

Turin, Italy: Jannik Sinner comfortably beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Friday to complete a perfect group stage in his ATP Finals title defence.

Italian Sinner took one hour and 35 minutes to see off spirited Shelton who bowed out of his debut Finals in Turin without a win from his three matches in the Bjorn Borg Group.

Sinner will face Alex de Minaur in the first semi-final on Saturday afternoon, when he will be red-hot favourite to reach his third final in as many years at the season-ending tournament.

The 24-year-old hasn't dropped a set at the Finals since losing the 2023 final to Novak Djokovic and he hasn't even had to play his best tennis to rattle off wins against three of the best players on the planet.

Sinner started Friday's match by immediately breaking Shelton's serve and from there kept up the pressure without ever giving Shelton, the world number five, any chance of victory.