By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday October 13, 2024 Zheng Qinwen couldn’t find a way to get past Aryna Sabalenka in Sunday’s Wuhan final, but the rising Chinese finally took a set off of her rival, and feels good about the improvements she made after losing to the Belarusian in straight sets in their…
Getty Images Jannik Sinner won his seventh title on Sunday afternoon, toppling Novak Djokovic 7-6(4), 6-3 in the final of the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Sinner did not face a single break point en route to victory in one hour and 37 minutes. The first-set tiebreaker proved to be decisive. Djokovic has been dominant in such…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, October 13, 2024Photo credit: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Novak Djokovic has applied artistic deconstruction capturing 24 Grand Slam titles. Seeing Djokovic trying to break down Jannik Sinner in today’s Shanghai final was like watching a former heavyweight champion trying to knock out his own shadow. More: Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement from Tennis The…
Italy’s Jannik Sinner (R) speaks while holding his winner’s trophy following victory against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (L) in their men’s singles final match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 13, 2024. Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images Jannik Sinner slammed his eighth ace to realize seventh heaven. World No. 1…
Stats compiled on October 12, 2024. 1988 Seoul: Men’s Singles: Gold: Miloslov Mecir, CzechiaSilver: Tim Mayotte, USABronze: Stefan Edberg/ Sweden, Brad Gilbert/ USA Women’s Singles: Gold: Steffi Graf, GermanySilver: Gabriela Sabatini, ArgentinaBronze: Zina Garrison/ USA, Manuela Maleeva, BulgariaMen’s Doubles: Gold: Ken Flach/ Robert Seguso, USASilver: Emilio Sanchez, Sergio Casal, SpainBronze: Miloslav Mecir/ Milan Srejber/ Czechia,…
It would have been a brave man who had gambled on whether either Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic or both failed to reach the Rolex Shanghai Masters Final after their arrival into the semis. It’s amazing, it’s what you dream of when you’re a kid, when you’re young. Just trying to reach the number one Jannik…
Rafael Nadal endured several injury issues before he announced his retirement and former major doubles champion Nicolas Mahut thinks he had no choice but to retire from the sport. Novak Djokovic paid a touching tribute to his great rival, promising to be present for his final-ever appearance at the Davis Cup Finals in November. Nadal…
Sebastian Korda has revealed he decided to have surgery for an elbow injury that was causing him discomfort. Korda’s last appearance was at the US Open at the end of August. He comfortably won his opening round in Straight sets against Corentin Moutet but then slipped to a heavy defeat to Tomas Machac, who Jannik…
Getty Images Expert picks are back for the final of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Sunday afternoon, when Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic battle for the trophy. A two-team panel previews the action and makes its predictions. (1) Jannik Sinner vs. (4) Novak Djokovic Ricky: Djokovic was my title pick before the tournament started and…
Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic will meet in a highly anticipated final at the 2024 Shanghai Masters. 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 ATP Tour this year. That didn’t happen, but they will…
