{"id":214260,"date":"2025-09-10T01:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T01:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/214260\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T01:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T01:21:12","slug":"mayor-of-turin-grants-jannik-sinner-honorary-citizenship-and-suggests-how-long-the-atp-finals-will-remain-in-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/214260\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor of Turin grants Jannik Sinner honorary citizenship and suggests how long the ATP Finals will remain in the city"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jannik Sinner has enjoyed a fantastic 2025 ATP Tour campaign, further establishing himself as one of the greatest players of his generation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kicking off the year in Melbourne, Sinner defended his Australian Open title<\/a>, defeating Alexander Zverev in the final.<\/p>\n

After a three-month suspension from tennis, Sinner<\/a> returned on clay, losing to his greatest rival, Carlos Alcaraz, in the final of the French Open shortly after.<\/p>\n

Getting his revenge on the grass, Sinner won Wimbledon<\/a>, beating Alcaraz in the final, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.<\/p>\n

\"JannikPhoto by HENRY NICHOLLS\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Finishing the year with \u2018just\u2019 the two Grand Slams, Sinner lost to Alcaraz again<\/a>, at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n

As he now slowly builds up to the biggest tournament left on his 2025 ATP Tour schedule, the ATP Finals<\/a>, Sinner has been granted honorary citizenship to Turin, the host city of the event.<\/p>\n

Weighing in with his thoughts on the decision and the future of the event in Turin, Mayor Stefano Lo Russo had this to say.<\/p>\n

Turin mayor \u2018hopes\u2019 the ATP Finals will remain in the city for another five years<\/p>\n

During a meeting at the Turin City Council on Monday, September 9, 24\/24 votes were cast in favor of Sinner being granted honorary citizenship.<\/p>\n

The Turin mayor, who signed off on the decision, was full of praise for the world number two.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to celebrate the deep bond between Jannik [Sinner] and our city, which in recent years has had the honor of witnessing his exploits at the ATP Finals, which Turin has hosted, proving to be the ideal home for world-class tennis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"StefanoPhoto by Nicol\u00f2 Campo\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Sinner has played 12 total matches at the ATP Finals and holds an impressive 10-2 record, thanks to his title win in 2024.<\/p>\n