The doubles champions have already been crowned in Turin, with the eighth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz shocking the world No 1 pairing of Croatia’s Mate Pavic and El Salvador’s Marcelo Arévalo, who knocked out Britain’s Wimbledon champion Henry Patten and his Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara yesterday. Krawietz and Pütz won 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) to become the first Germans to claim the season-ending title.

Buonasera! And welcome to our coverage of Sinner v Fritz part due. Just five days after Sinner’s 6-4, 6-4 victory over the American in the group stage, the pair go at it again, this time with the title on the line.

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