Italian music stars light up Grand Opening for Nitto ATP Finals, Sinner makes appearance

The Inalpi Arena came alive on Friday evening in Turin. Italian music stars Marco Mengoni, Blanco and Madame performed on stage to officially open the 54th edition of the Nitto ATP Finals, with Jannik Sinner also making an appearance.

From Sunday, Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and the rest of the eight-man field will be hoping to entertain the fans in northern Italy with their tennis, but on Friday night it was a selection of the country’s best musicians who raised the roof, with the electric concert drawing in a capacity crowd.

Mengoni has won 10 Music Awards and three MTV Europe Music Awards in his career, while rapper Blanco rose to prominence in 2021 with two hits that topped the Italian Singles Chart. Madame, a 22-year-old rapper, has produced two albums since bursting onto the music scene in 2018. All three performed on stage and at the start of the night Sinner made an appearance. 

The No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings received a raucous reception when walking onto court and was in a relaxed mood when answering questions in Italian from host Alessandro Cattelan.

Earlier, a private dinner was hosted for Partners, ATP and FITP personnel in the Player Lounge, where a Michelin chef curated a memorable dinning experience.

The evening was part of a vast programme of events organised by the Municipality of Turin, the Piedmont Region and the Turin Chamber of Commerce for the forthcoming week.

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