Djokovic 6-3, 3-2 Sinner
Djokovic wards off the danger with two big firsts. 40-40.
Djokovic 6-3, 3-2 Sinner
Big mistake on Djokovic’s forehand which goes completely off-center. 15-40. Sinner’s first break opportunities are there.
Djokovic 6-3, 3-2 Sinner
Sinner hits a huge backhand that catches the line. 0-30 on the service of Djokovic who served a very small second ball.
Djokovic 6-3, 3-2 Sinner
Sinner goes wrong but his smash is a winner. The Italian has the right attitude. It remains to find the opening on the service of your opponent.
Djokovic 6-3, 3-1 Sinner
Sinner continues to encourage himself to keep the flame alive, but Djokovic steps on the accelerator by unleashing a powerful long-line forehand. 15-15.
Djokovic 6-3, 3-1 Sinner
Unfazed, Djokovic continues to bring down the aces, three in this game which make twelve. White game for the Serbian.
Djokovic 6-3, 2-1 Sinner
The cry of rage from Sinner who vents his frustration with three big firsts including two aces to save his game and maintain hope. The Italian rejected several break points.
Djokovic 6-3, 2-0 Sinner
Djokovic blames himself. While he had the opportunity to inflict the final blow on his opponent with a passing pass that was not so difficult to achieve on a break point, the Serb’s forehand caught the edge of the net and went out of bounds. Sinner hangs on. 40-40.
Djokovic 6-3, 2-0 Sinner
Very big risk taken by Sinner with this second ball served at 185 km/h on the T. But audacity pays off. 40-40.
Djokovic 6-3, 2-0 Sinner
Finally a big rally won by Sinner who doesn’t give up. The Italian seemed to play harder, the crowd cheered him on. 30-30.
Djokovic 6-3, 2-0 Sinner
Djokovic’s return still holds the line… 0-30.
Djokovic 6-3, 2-0 Sinner
Intractable, Djokovic brings down the warheads. Another outside ace, the 9th of the game. The Serbian hovers over the debates and it is difficult to see how Sinner could reverse the course of this game…
Djokovic 6-3, 1-0 Sinner
The Serbian unfolds, with an eighth ace… 30-0
Djokovic 6-3, 1-0 Sinner
White break for Djokovic who imposes his pace and leaves no chance for his opponent to establish his game.
Djokovic 6-3, 0-0 Sinner
Sinner finds an interesting angle but Djokovic’s response is extraordinary, the ball catches the line. And three entry break points for the Serb. 0-40.
Djokovic 6-3, 0-0 Sinner
On the defensive, Sinner is already undergoing the exchange and senses the threat looming. 0-30.
Djokovic 6-3 Sinner
Intractable on serve (2 points lost, 76% of firsts, 7 aces), Djokovic never relaxed his grip on the opposing put-in, and seized his chance when it mattered most to break his opponent and pocket the winnings of the first round. The gap between the two players is huge today. Djokovic completely dominated this first set.
Djokovic 5-3 Sinner
Djokovic cheers loudly after a big defense. He knows the moment is important. The 7th ace falls immediately. 30-0.
Djokovic 5-3 Sinner
Two aces to finish and keep your commitment. Sinner pushes Djokovic to serve for the set. The Serbian has only left crumbs for the Italian so far.
Djokovic 5-2 Sinner
Praised for his mobility during the first clash between the two men in this tournament, Jannik Sinner is slower in his movements today than his opponent, impressive in this area. Sinner is trapped in the diagonal forehand. 30-30.
Djokovic 5-2 Sinner
Djokovic still serves as well. The Serb has only lost two points on his throw since the start of the match. His control over the meeting is total. He is only one game away from winning the first round.
Djokovic 4-2 Sinner
A first ace and a very calm game for Sinner, who breathes a little better. But Djokovic still has a break in advance.
Djokovic 4-1 Sinner
Djokovic is irreparably detached on the scoreboard, Sinner is deprived of a solution. 4-1 for the world No. 1.
Djokovic 3-1 Sinner
Djokovic feels the ball very well and rushes into the slightest gap, the Serb’s tennis is crystal clear, the ball comes out of the racket very well. And a 5th ace falls. Djokovic’s mastery is formidable. 40-15
Djokovic 3-1 Sinner
The previous ball was good, but the Italian did not wish to use the video challenge. It took him badly, since Djokovic, who has still not committed the slightest direct error, steals his throw in the process. The Serb breaks away.
Djokovic 2-1 Sinner
Sinner tries as best he can to neutralize his opponent but it is again he who breaks down in the exchange and offers Djokovic a first break point.
Djokovic 2-1 Sinner
While Sinner seemed in a good position to win this game after a drop shot intelligently slipped behind an excellent first ball, here Djokovic came back on level terms. 40-40.
Djokovic 2-1 Sinner
Djokovic varies the trajectories and speed of his shots on Jannik Sinner’s backhand to get a short ball and accelerate to the other side at the first opportunity. The Italian is currently deprived of a solution to the exchange. But his first ball seems to be back. 30-15
Djokovic 2-1 Sinner
Djokovic serves extremely well, already four aces for him in this game, or two per service game on average and 78% of first serves (86% success).
Djokovic 1-1 Sinner
Very nice half volley from Jannik Sinner who responds wonderfully to Djokovic and equalizes. But the Serb has already shown how threatening he can be on a return play.
Djokovic 1-0 Sinner
Djokovic insists on the Italian’s backhand whenever he gets the chance. It pays off once again, while the Italian struggles to find consistency in the first ball. 40-30
Djokovic 1-0 Sinner
Very nice short cross zone found by Sinner who seemed to be in difficulty. But it was the Serb who made the mistake first and saw his return of service go long in the process. 30-0.
Djokovic 1-0 Sinner
Master of the rally from the second stroke of the racket, Djokovic easily overtook Sinner on the Italian’s backhand who made the mistake. Djokovic game.
Djokovic 0-0 Sinner
The Serbian continues with two aces. 40-0.
Djokovic 0-0 Sinner
Novak Djokovic starts this final serving by being aggressive behind his first ball. 15-0.
The two finalists enter the court
Jannik Sinner is the first to appear, the audience’s applause is drowned out by the music. Then it was Novak Djokovic’s turn to enter the arena. Time to warm up in a few moments.
Sinner on a cloud
The first Italian to reach the Masters final, Jannik Sinner left his opponents no chance this week, reaching the final without losing a match, something no one had achieved before him since Roger Federer in 2003. Finalist at Beijing then in Vienna, Sinner has beaten six players in the top 5 since October.
Djokovic overmotivated to take his revenge
If there’s one thing his legendary career has taught us, it’s that Novak Djokovic is never as strong as when adversity rises to rarely reached heights and oxygen runs low. Dominated in three rounds by the Italian Sinner, who had never beaten him before this week, the Serbian prepared his revenge for the most important match of the masters tournament.
“Sinner has been the best player of the tournament so far. It seems obvious that he is on a good wave and that the support of the public pushes him even more. But it will be a final. He will play for his first title, me for a seventh. I have already experienced that and I hope that the experience will be useful to me. But it will not tilt the course of the match because he plays very well and the public will be behind him. I know what I “wait. And having already played against him in this atmosphere is good preparation. What I did against Carlos gives me confidence, I have good feelings.”
Djokovic, finally the undisputed master?
In the final of the biggest events of the season, Novak Djokovic has the opportunity this Sunday evening to overtake the master Roger Federer with whom he currently co-holds the record for victories at the Masters with six career successes.
Djokovic leads in direct confrontations
The Serbian won the first three clashes against Sinner. In 2021 in Monte Carlo (6-4, 6-2) and the other two at Wimbledon (5-7, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in 2022 and 6-3, 6-4 , 7-6 this year). But the last match was therefore won by the Italian.
Sinner advantage?
Falling from Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final, the world number 4 is having a dream week in front of his home crowd. Undefeated in his group, he beat Novak Djokovic for the first time in three sets for his second group match (7-5, 6-7, 7-6). He has the opportunity to win the biggest tournament of his career.
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The 2023 ATP season will come to an end this Sunday in Turin, with the Masters final between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner. Qualified for his 9th final in the tournament, the world number one can aim for a 7th Masters and a 98th title against the Italian, world number 4. Match starts at 6 p.m.