Jannik Sinner sinks Daniil Medvedev to claim Erste Bank Open title

Sinner, who defeated Medvedev in the final of the China Open in Beijing at the start of October, ensured history would repeat itself in Vienna with a hard-fought 7-6(7) 4-6 6-3 victory in three hours and five minutes.

The Italian saved two set points in the first before taking it on a tie-break and, after Medvedev had hit back to force a decider, Sinner gained the crucial break of serve in the fourth game, converting his ninth break point.

"It took a lot of mental and physical stuff," said Sinner, as per atptour.com.

"I think we both served very well the first set. I managed somehow to get back on serve when he was a break up, because I felt like he was serving really good. I found a way in the first set.

"Second set, I felt like he was trying to get into the rally a little bit more and I was hustling a little bit. In the third set I tried to step up a little bit. I had a lot of break points, I couldn't use them and then at the end I used them so I'm very happy. Obviously, to finish the match, it was really a mental thing, but I'm very happy about how I managed today and very happy for another title."

Meanwhile, in neighbouring Switzerland, Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime successfully defended his Swiss Indoors Basel title with a 7-6(3) 7-6(5) victory over Hubert Hurkacz.

"I'm definitely back... I let my racquet talk," quipped the Canadian.

"That's always been the motto of my career. I've had the conviction that I can be a top player since I'm a kid, but there were many doubts this year about my performances and why.

"I'm happy that I was able to prove to everybody that I still belong among the best players in the world, that I can play this level. I never doubted it, but it's good to confirm it on the court."

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