Jannik Sinner vs Novak Djokovic – Breakdown and Prediction

October 13, 2024

Jannik Sinner vs Novak Djokovic: ATP Shanghai – Final

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will take on Novak Djokovic in the final of the ATP Shanghai.

Jannik Sinner Profile

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is 66-6 for the season and 41-3 on hard surface. The Italian is coming off a 6-4, 7-5 win over Tomas Machac in the semifinal. Earlier in the tournament, he defeated Daniil Medvedev, Ben Shelton, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, and Taro Daniel.

Sinner won six tournaments this season including the Australian Open and the US Open. Besides the two Grand Slams, he won in Cincinnati, Halle, Miami, and Rotterdam.

This is his second appearance in Shanghai. Last year he lost to Ben Shelton in the round of 16.

Novak Djokovic Profile

Novak Djokovic, is currently fourth in the rankings after spending most of the past decade as the world No. 1. The Serbian is 37-8 for the season and 15-4 on a hard surface for the season.

Djokovic is coming off a 6-4, 7-6 win over Taylor Fritz in the semifinal. Previously in the tournament, he defeated Jakub Mensik, Roman Safiullin, Flavio Cobolli, and Alex Michelsen.

Djokovic won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics and lost in the final of Wimbledon this season.

He has won the title in Shanghai four times, with the last one coming in 2018.

Head-to-Head Djokovic leads 4-3

Sinner vs Djokovic 6-1, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 (2024 Australian Open, semifinal)
Sinner vs Djokovic 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 (2023 Davis Cup semifinal)
Djokovic vs Sinner 6-3, 6-3 (2023 Masters Cup final)
Sinner vs Djokovic 7-5, 6-7, 7-6 (2023 Masters Cup, group stage)
Djokovic vs Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (2023 Wimbledon, semifinal)
Djokovic vs Sinner 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 (2022 Wimbledon, quarterfinal)
Djokovic vs Sinner 6-4, 6-2 (2021 Monte Carlo, second round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Jannik Sinner has taken over the top of the ATP rankings from Novak Djokovic and has plans to stay there for a long time. The Italian is going for his seventh title of the season and Djokovic for his fifth in Shanghai. Regardless of Djokovic’s age, he is playing on top of his game this week, and the crowd will be behind him. When he is in his God mode, no player in the world can beat him, so we go with the Serbian to win this one.