Jannik Sinner Clinch Fourth title of the season with victory over Daniil Medvedev in Vienna

Jannik Sinner overcame Daniil Medvedev in a three-set battle on Sunday to lift the trophy at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.

The 27-year-old Italian defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-6(7), 4-6, 6-3 to clinch his fourth title of the year.

Recall, Jannik Sinner defeated the World No. 3 in the Beijing final at the start of October and ensured history would repeat itself in Vienna.

“It took a lot of mental and physical stuff,” said Sinner. “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.”

Daniil Medvedev who was chasing his 21st career title going into the final, tool time to congratulate Jannik Sinner for winning the title ahead of him.

“Big congrats to Jannik. It was a tough match, at one moment I thought I maybe could get you,” said Medvedev to Sinner at the trophy presentation. “I didn’t manage to do it. As I said already three times this year, hopefully we can play more finals, maybe even this year. Big congrats to you, you’re playing great, finishing the year strong.”

The World No. 4, who did not drop a set en route to the final in Austria, will compete at the ATP Finals in Turin in November after qualifying earlier this month. Medvedev will also take to court at the prestigious year-end event.