Jannik Sinner v Alex de Minaur: ATP Finals group-stage tennis - live

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2m ago 15.11 EST *Sinner 5-2 de Minaur Sinner on the verge of the first set after holding to love. de Minaur started brightly and got the early break but since then it has been one way traffic with Sinner finding his range and the Aussie struggling to stay with him in the rallies. Share

5m ago 15.09 EST Sinner 4-2 de Minaur* Big game for de Minaur incoming. He needs to hold firm and stay with Sinner and his pounding groundstrokes. Two loose backhands in a row from Sinner help him to 30-0. A rushed approach from de Minaur goes long to give Sinner a sniff. A couple of MONSTER forehands turn the game on its head and give Sinner a chance of a double-break. de Minaur squeaks to deuce but then hits a soft forehand halfway up the net. Advantage Sinner. There’s the double break! de Minaur was asking for trouble by floating up some loopy backhands that get absolutely pongoed back by Sinner. Too hot too handle eventually and the Aussie sees the game snatched off him. Share Updated at 15.09 EST

12m ago 15.02 EST *Sinner 3-2 de Minaur Sinner races to 40-0, making de Minaur scrap back and forth the bassline, grinding him down and then pulling the trigger. That’ll do - a big serve out wide sees de Minaur cloth his return into the net. The crowd whoop their man after the early scare. Share

15m ago 14.59 EST Sinner 2-2 de Minaur * (*Denotes current server) de Minaur slams down an ACE to go 15-0 up. The crowd come to life as Sinner forces his opponent to punch long to take it to 15-30. A battle of the backhand slices sees Sinner get two break points of his own. Sublime! A cross court passing shot whistles past the approaching de Minaur and lands an inch inside the tramline. Sinner breaks back immediately and gives it the old ‘Henmania’ mini fist pump. Share Updated at 15.05 EST

19m ago 14.55 EST *Sinner 1-2 de Minaur Rallies elongating, there’s been plenty of debate about the weight of the balls this year and how they are conducive to even longer rallies. Time for Sinner to feel some pressure as de Minaur gets him to 30-30 and then forces the error to carve out the first break point of the night! He’s got it, Sinner approaches the net but plonks a backhand into the tramline. de Minaur has an early break! Game on. Share

24m ago 14.50 EST Sinner 1-1 de Minaur* de Minaur feels the heat of Sinner’s groundstrokes straight away and fluffs a backhand slice long. Nervy stuff from the Aussie who wriggles off the 30-30 hook with an ace and then breathes a sigh of relief as Sinner slams a backhand into the net cord. He’s on the board. Share Updated at 14.54 EST

27m ago 14.47 EST First Set: *Sinner 1-0 de Minaur (*Denotes current server) Sinner rattles off his first game to love with a couple of big serves and short rallies. A confident start from the home man. Over to you Alex… Share Updated at 15.05 EST

30m ago 14.43 EST We’ll have some warm ups and then it’ll be game time. 23 year old Sinner is cranking up his lissom limbs in a blue polo shirt and white baseball hat. 25 year old de Minaur is in blue too but he’s got a navy cap on backwards as is his wont. The Aussie is a good three inches shorter than the 6ft3in Sinner who is about to put his impressive wingspan to good use by serving first. Let’s play! Share

36m ago 14.37 EST The fantastically named Renaud Lichtenstein is umpiring this evening’s match and there’s a dance show with some heavy strobing taking place on court. The tv screens now show a bouncing tennis ball complete with heart beat sound effect booming around the stadium. It’s all very razzle dazzle. Here are the players! They head out on court separately, de Minaur is warmly received and Sinner strolls on to court, across a massive picture of his own face to huge cheers and applause. Share

51m ago 14.22 EST The stadium is bathed in the sort of blue light that makes it look like a CSI unit are on the hunt for some incriminating forensics. I’m half expecting Taggart to poke his head out and give a rollocking to a chap in a white boiler suit. The players are due out any moment. Share

1h ago 14.16 EST How it works: There are two groups of four in the round robin style tournament, with the semi-finals and final taking place next Saturday and Sunday. Sinner’s group includes Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, American Taylor Fritz and Australian debutant Alex de Minaur. Fritz got the better of a hot-headed and racket totalling Medvedev in straight sets earlier on: Taylor Fritz keeps his cool to beat angry Daniil Medvedev at ATP Finals Read more The other group will see 2024 French Open and Wimbledon champ Carlos Alcaraz up against Germany’s Alexander Zverev, Norway’s Casper Ruud and Russia’s Andrey Rublev. Share

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