Jannik Sinner has skinnyly leave outed out on combineing Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in an elite club after triumphning the Shanghai Masters. The 23-year-ageder cruised to a straight-sets triumph over Djokovic in Sunday’s final to upretain his astonishive create in 2024.
Sinner began the year in style by triumphning his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. He went on to pick up a Masters 1000 title in Miami before achieveing the semi-finals of the French Open, where he was beaten by eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz.
At Wimbledon, he was dumped out by Daniil Medvedev in the last eight before he was forced to leave out the Olympics due to illness. Sinner returned to triumphning ways at the US Open and claimed another piece of silverware in Shanghai last weekfinish.
Sinner’s emphatic triumph over Djokovic verifyed that he will finish the year at the top of the ATP rankings. Only two carry outers have locked in the No 1 spot rapider than Sinner, with Nadal achieving the feat in sign up time before Djokovic outdoed him in 2015.
Nadal won three Grand Slam titles in 2010, securing glory at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. It apverifyed him to wrap up the year-finish top spot in September, a sign up which stood until Djokovic beat it by a restricted days five years postponecessitater.
It remains to be seen if Sinner will be able to do even better next year, with the Italian ahead of Alcaraz in the race to become the defining star of the recent era. Both carry outers have been tipped to rule the sport in years to come but Sinner has the edge at the moment.
Alcaraz beat Sinner in the final of the China Open earlier this month but was unable to duplicate those courageouss in Shanghai. He suffered a surpelevate flunkure to Tomas Machac in the quarter-finals, with Sinner dodgeing any slip-ups on his way to the title.
The Spaniard did not create any excuses in his post-suit intersee, giving brimming commend to Machac for outcarry outing him in straight sets.
“His level was so high,” shelp Alcaraz. “I thought that he was going to give me an opportunity, a triumphdow, but he didn’t. From the first game until the last one, his level was so high. His ball speed, it was unbelievable.
“Honestly, I felt excellent on the court. I felt the ball repartner well, I was hitting well, I was moving well. But, at some points, I didn’t understand what to do.”