October 28, 2024

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MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

ATP Tour – Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024 final results

(Photo: ATP Tour)

This week, Jannik Sinner nailed down the year-end No. 1 ranking for 2024.

Sunday, he took on the perennial No. 1 the last few years.

Novak Djokovic held a slim 4-3 lead in their head-to-head. But Sinner had won three of the last four.

The two have never met anywhere but big occasions – Three times in majors, twice at the ATP Finals, once at the Davis Cup finals and now, twice in Masters 1000.

And Sinner has now evened up the head-to-head at 4-4.

If Djokovic had won, it would have been his 100th career title. He’s flinched – just a tad – on these milestone occasions in recent years – with the notable exception of his bucket-list moment at the Olympics.

The week of matches looked like it took a toll on him, and he didn’t quite have the energy he needed to keep up with the 15-years-younger Sinner. But he wasn’t far.

(Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of EDT)

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Rolex Shanghai Masters
Location: Shanghai, China
Category: ATP 1000
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Oct. 2 – 13, 2024
Prize money: $8,995,555
Draws: S96 – D32

Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024
Final results

Singles final

[1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) def [4] Novak Djokovic (SRB) 76 (4) 63

 

Doubles final

Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Nikola Mektic (CRO) def Maximo Gonzalez / Andres Molteni (ARG) 64 64

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