Get your popcorn prepared for Day 3 of the Nitto ATP Finals.
The festivities might be headlined by a primetime showdown between world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and residential hope Jannik Sinner. For now it’s a round-robin matchup within the Inexperienced Group, however no one might be stunned if this additionally seems to be the championship match.
Tuesday night time marks the fourth assembly between the 2 opponents. Djokovic has gained all three of their earlier encounters; 6-4, 6-2 on the 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters, from two units down at Wimbledon in 2022, and 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) within the 2023 Wimbledon semifinals.
This one guarantees to be their best one in spite of everything. That’s as a result of Sinner is with out query enjoying the very best tennis of his life. The 22-year-old Italian is now 14-1 because the U.S. Open following his 6-4, 6-4 victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday.
These are far and away the 2 most in-form gamers on the ATP Tour. As well as Sinner dropping only one match because the U.S. Open, Djokovic has not misplaced a single time since Wimbledon. Throughout this stretch the 36-year-old Serb has secured titles in Cincinnati, New York, and Paris. Djokovic’s successful streak continued on Sunday, however he wanted three hours and 4 minutes to outlast Holger Rune 7-6(4), 6-7(1), 6-3.
This can be a nice alternative for Sinner. Not solely is Djokovic coming off an absolute battle in his opening contest, however the high seed can also be simply 8-7 lifetime in his second round-robin matches on the year-end championship (in comparison with 15-1 in his opening matches).
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Choose: Sinner in 3
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