Jannik Sinner\u00a0and\u00a0Novak Djokovic\u00a0will meet in a highly anticipated final at the 2024\u00a0Shanghai Masters.<\/p>\n
At the end of the 2023 season and at the start of this season, it seemed like these two players would be the two main rivals on the\u00a0ATP\u00a0Tour this year. That didn’t happen, but they will once again delight fans for the first time since January.<\/p>\n
In Shanghai, Sinner had to beat Taro Daniel, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Ben Shelton, Daniil Medvedev, and Tomas Machac to reach the final of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament. The Italian player lost one set against Etcheverry on his journey to the final.<\/p>\n
Like his final opponent,\u00a0Djokovic also lost one set on his way to the final match, which was in the quarter-final against Jakub Mensik. Before that, he beat Alex Michelsen, Flavio Cobolli, and Roman Safiullin, and in the semi-final,\u00a0the Serbian player bested Taylor Fritz<\/a>.<\/p>\n Naturally, prior to the final, both were asked about facing each other, and both knew what challenge awaited them. One will have to face the reigning World No. 1 player and the other 24-time Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n “He’s in form the last 12 months, best player in the world, incredible tennis, just so consistent, and player to beat, no doubt, particularly on hard court. He knows my game, I know his game. We haven’t played since Australia this year. Yeah, I’m hoping for the best, you know, it’s going to take my highest level to win.”<\/p>\n\n