World No. 1 Jannik Sinner overpowers 37-year-old Novak Djokovic in Rolex Shanghai Masters Final.
The Italian, who is already assured to finish the season as World No. 1 was in top gear as he soared to a 7-6(7-4)6-3 victory against the 24-time Grand Slam Champion to become the first man to win more than six titles in a calendar year since 2016 when Andy Murray won nine.
His triumph denied Djokovic a 100th career title, although this week has been another notification that the 37-year-old remains very much a factor at the top of the game.
“It was a very tough match, obviously, playing against Novak is one of the toughest challenges we have,” said Sinner, who has now won four of his last five match-ups with Djokovic.
“I’m very happy with how I handled the situation. He was serving great in the first set, I couldn’t find a way to break him. I played a really good tie-break which gave me confidence to start off well in the second set.
“It’s tough to tell you a secret about [Djokovic] because he doesn’t have any weaknesses. You have to try and use the small chances that he gives you, but there are not many during the match. He is a legend of our sport, he’s very tough to play against, so I am very happy,” he added.
