Merely the very best!
High seed Novak Djokovic delivered a masterclass to defeat residence favorite Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 within the Nitto ATP Finals title match on Sunday.
With the triumph, the 36-year-old Serbian star received a file seventh crown on the prestigious year-ending occasion, breaking a tie with Roger Federer for many titles.
Novak was at his easiest towards the Italian. He received 91% of factors on his first serve.
Djokovic broke 3 times from eight alternatives and saved each break factors he confronted in the course of the one-hour, 43-minute conflict towards the fourth seed.
Extraordinary serving and flawless play introduced him his 98th tour-level title, seventh in 2023. The victory within the ultimate was additionally his milestone fiftieth profession win on the ATP Finals.
“Very, very particular. It’s among the best seasons I’ve had in my life, little question,” Novak mentioned. “To crown it with a win towards a hometown hero, Jannik, who has performed superb tennis this week, is phenomenal. I’m very pleased with the performances these previous two days towards Alcaraz and Sinner, in all probability the very best two gamers on this planet subsequent to me and Medvedev for the time being – and the best way they’ve been taking part in, I needed to step it up. I needed to win the matches and never anticipate them at hand me the victory and that’s what I’ve completed. I feel I performed completely different tactically than I did within the group stage towards Jannik, and simply total it was an exceptional week.”
Match statistics: aces (13-8), double faults (0-1), winners (16-17), unforced errors (10-30), whole factors received (72-48).
The extraordinary season isn’t completed for Nole. He’ll lead the nationwide staff of Serbia on the 2023 Davis Cup Closing 8 in Malaga, Spain (November 21-26).
Serbia will face Nice Britain within the knockout stage. The winner will progress on to a semifinal with Italy or Netherlands.
Djokovic will start his four-hundredth week as world no.1 on Monday, November 20.
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