Tennis: Sinner against Djokovic in the final in Shanghai

Sinner also secures his place at the top of the world rankings until the end of the year. Djokovic has his sights set on a milestone.

The world number one challenges the Grand Slam record champion: at the ATP Masters in Shanghai Does it come in? final for the Giant duel between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic. The Italian sinner secured himself with a 6:4, 7:5 win against the 30th seed Czechs Tomas Machac cave Finals entry and at the same time until End of year the place at the top of the World rankings. The Serb Djokovic moved into his a short time later Semifinals with a 6:4, 7:6 (8:6) against US Open finalist Taylor Fritz from the USA and has a total of 100. title career in sight.

“It’s fantastic. As a child you dream of becoming number one,” said Sinner. Finally ending the year 2024 in first place is a “special feeling”.

Machac had in Quarterfinals surprising the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz switched off and thus one New edition des Finals from Beijing between Sinner and Alcaraz prevented. The 23-year-old immediately took a serve from Sinner in the first round on Saturday, but the Australian Open winner came back – and also brought the second round to the finish thanks to his strong baseline game after 1:42 hours and many contested rallies.

Djokovic did it in 1:55 hours Endgame a. The Olympic champion played particularly well in the second round, fended off a set point in the tense tie break and had the better result in the end Annoy. The 37-year-old could compete against Sinner at the Masters for the fifth time Shanghai triumph. But what may be more important to him is the magical 100 mark, which he could reach with a triumph over Sinner.

Djokovic had emphasized that the prospect of the anniversary title in the Chinese metropolis gave him “extra motivation”. The 24-time Grand Slam winner could come closer Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer approach, die in eternity Leaderboard still standing in front of him. The American Connors has 109 title won, the Swiss “Maestro” Federer is at 103.