{"id":37172,"date":"2024-10-12T09:30:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T13:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/novak-djokovic-to-face-jannik-sinner-in-shanghai-masters-final-as-he-targets-100th-atp-tour-title-tennis-news\/12\/10\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-10-12T09:30:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T13:30:06","slug":"novak-djokovic-to-face-jannik-sinner-in-shanghai-masters-final-as-he-targets-100th-atp-tour-title-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/novak-djokovic-to-face-jannik-sinner-in-shanghai-masters-final-as-he-targets-100th-atp-tour-title-tennis-news\/12\/10\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic to face Jannik Sinner in Shanghai Masters final as he targets 100th ATP Tour title | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Novak Djokovic is one win away from a 100th ATP Tour title after setting up a Shanghai Masters final with confirmed year-end world No 1 Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n

Djokovic is aiming to become the third man, after Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103), to a century of trophies, while victory in Shanghai would also earn him a record-extending 41st Masters 1000 success.<\/p>\n

The 24-time Grand Slam champion beat seventh seed Taylor Fritz 6-4 7-6 (8-6) in China on Saturday, after Sinner saw off Carlos Alcaraz’s conqueror Tomas Machac 6-4 7-5 earlier in the day.<\/p>\n

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Djokovic hit an unbelievable backhand winner against Fritz in their Shanghai Masters semi-final<\/span>
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Djokovic was hindered by a left hip issue late in the second set and took a medical timeout but Fritz, who squandered both break points he fashioned, was unable to take advantage as he slipped to a 10th straight defeat to the Serb.<\/p>\n

Sinner’s triumph against Machac, which came after he lost the opening game of the match, ensured he will be the first Italian to end the year as world No 1.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old said afterwards: “It is something you dream of when you are a kid, when you are young, just to reach the No 1. Now having the year-end, it is also a different and special feeling.<\/p>\n

“It means so much to me, obviously. This is something I could not accomplish without all the people I have around – the family and friends and also a big credit to my team.”<\/p>\n

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Djokovic leads his career head-to-head with Sinner 4-3 but has lost three of their past four meetings, most recently in the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January, a tournament Sinner went on to win to secure his maiden Grand Slam title.<\/p>\n

After semi-final exits at the French Open and Wimbledon, Sinner triumphed at the US Open in September, beating Fritz in straight sets in the final.<\/p>\n

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Highlights of Jannik Sinner’s straight-sets win over Tomas Machac in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals<\/span>
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