The final of the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament will be a match between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic. This is an opportunity for the Italian tennis player to show his class when he has secured the world No. 1 position in 2024.
Novak Djokovic is no longer at his peak, but he still played very well in the first set, when he won 3 games on his serve. However, with his youth and stable form, Jannik Sinner still knew how to defend his serve games with a first serve win rate of up to 81% before winning 7-4 in the tie break.
Jannik Sinner wins Shanghai Masters 2024
In the second set, Jannik Sinner earned an important break in the fourth game. Despite Novak Djokovic’s efforts, the No. 1 seed maintained his advantage and from there won 6-3 in the second set after only 41 minutes of play. The Italian player defeated his senior after 1 hour and 39 minutes to win the Shanghai Masters for the first time.
He also won all matches against Novak Djokovic in 2024, thereby affirming his position as the world’s number 1 at this time. As for Novak Djokovic, he has not been able to win his 100th ATP title in his career and will have to try harder in the next tournaments.