 Yannick Sinner vs. Stefano City Pass is the first match of the ATB finals of 2023. Both guys are coming in with a little bit of form. Yannick Sinner will be coming into the ATB finals as the number four in the world, which is his career high ranking and also finally qualifies on his own back this time around. He has appeared at the ATB finals before, was as an alternate in 2021, winning one of the two matches that he played. But as I mentioned, this will be the first time he's actually qualified and will play all three matches His record 57 wins 14 losses this year and he's won four titles from the six finals that he's played with his biggest title coming in Canada at that 1000 event. His best win beating Elcaraz in Miami, his worst loss coming at the French Open losing to Altmayer who was a qualified from Germany in a five set shock. His form has been great though with his last loss coming as a walkover loss from fatigue and having won Vienna the week before Sinner will be looking to continue his good form of late towards the end of the year. Stefano Stizibas comes to the tournament as the number six seed after what has been a bit of a disappointing season for him. His best result at the ATB finals was winning it back in 2019 and his win-loss record for the year is 51 wins 22 losses, which is not exactly what he thought he'd end up with after making his round up in final in January this year. He's only won one title from the three finals that he's played. His best win though was against Verve in Paris last week. We're starting to get in some form. Worst loss was at the US Open when he went down to Stricke in a very unexpected matchup. His form however has been pretty good lately making a few semi-finals after a long time then not even making it past the second or third rounds. These guys have played seven times before with Stizibas leading the head to add 5-2, however Sinner did win their last match being in Rotterdam in February in straight sets and of course they did play an epic five setter at the Australian Open and the way that Sinner's been playing lately it feels like things are starting to change in terms of this rivalry. If Stizibas is going to win this one he needs to be aggressive, come to the net and also try and block out the crowd. We all know that the crowd are going to be going to Sinner in every match that he plays being in Italy but he's going to have to block out the crowd and use variety. That hasn't been something he's been doing lately. Sinner's going to win this one. He needs to get off to a good start. I feel like the nerves are going to be strong especially because he's playing his first A to B finals at home as well and all that stuff. I feel like the nerves are going to be strong so he needs to get off to a good start trying to settle the nerves as quickly as possible and then be aggressive like he has been over the last couple of months. What a great match to start us off here you know. Sinner's in form, Stizibas has the head to head lead but I'm going to have a Sinner in this one. I think Sinner's going to win this one in three. I reckon he might get off to a nervous start, maybe lose the first set but he'll come back and win and excite the crowd, ignite the crowd into this A to B finals but let me know down in the comments below who do you think is going to win this first match.