Djokovic dominates Sinner to claim record-breaking seventh ATP Finals championship

The 36-year-old Serb was defeated by the local favorite Sinner earlier this week in the group stage, but he got his revenge with an outstanding performance, winning 6-3 6-3.

A packed crowd at Turin’s Pala Alpitour had hoped to see the 22-year-old Sinner claim the biggest title of his career, but Djokovic was simply on another level.

The world number one only dropped two points on his serve in a flawless first set, and once he broke Sinner’s serve in the fourth game, it was mostly one-way traffic.

At one point, Djokovic won 14 consecutive points against the world number four before Sinner briefly halted the 24-time Grand Slam champion’s momentum.

Sinner managed to avoid going down a double break as Djokovic surprisingly missed a routine passing shot. Sinner then had chances to break back in the sixth game, but he couldn’t convert either of them.

Djokovic also failed to convert break points that would have given him a 5-2 lead, as a few errors crept into his game.

The crowd did their best to lift Sinner’s spirits, but Djokovic continued to move towards victory. The match ended with a double fault from Sinner. With this win, Djokovic becomes the most successful player in the tournament’s history, surpassing Roger Federer.

His victory concludes a season in which he won three out of the four Grand Slam titles and regained the world number one ranking from Carlos Alcaraz. For his competitors, it is worrisome that Djokovic will enter 2024 as dominant as ever.

“This is very special,” Djokovic said on court while being joined by his children Stefan and Tara. “It’s been one of the best seasons I’ve had, and to win against Jannik, who has been playing so well, is phenomenal. I had to step up my game with the way Carlos and Jannik have been playing.”

Djokovic also outplayed Spain’s Alcaraz in the semi-finals, although his place in the last four was in doubt after his narrow loss to Sinner in what was considered one of the matches of the year. Ironically, it was Sinner’s subsequent victory over Holger Rune that kept Djokovic alive at the year-end tournament.

The post Djokovic dominates Sinner to claim record-breaking seventh ATP Finals championship appeared first on Vietexplorer.com.

Nhận xét

Đăng nhận xét

Bài đăng phổ biến từ blog này

Vietnam defeat Myanmar, set up ASEAN football semifinal against Indonesia

Hình ảnh
Before the game started, both teams spent a moment of silence in memory of Brazilian football legend Pele, who passed away last week. Vietnam looked poised for the last four with an early goal just eight minutes into the game. Nguyen Van Quyet conjured up a brilliant assist for Pham Tuan Hai to tap in, but before Hai could touch the ball, Zin Lwin scored an own goal. Vietnam’s goalkeeper Dang Van Lam and defense line almost brought the match back to the start by making grave mistakes in just a few minutes with wrong positioning and careless passes. However, the Myanmar players failed to convert those chances. The hosts doubled the lead in the 27th minute when Myanmar keeper Tun Nanda Oo could not catch the ball cleanly from Doan Van Hau’s cross, leaving Nguyen Tien Linh with an easy job. A Myanmar player makes a header in their last group-stage game against Vietnam at the 2022 AFF Cup in Hanoi, January 3, 2023. Photo: Hoang Tung / Tuoi Tre Vietnam made two substitut
Đọc thêm

Vietnamese freestyle football champion makes LaLiga halftime debut

Phuc, who has accrued a sizeable following among fans on social media, including TikTok, has become the first ever Vietnamese freestyle footballer to showcase his skills at an official LaLiga match.  The performance was orchestrated by LaLiga and Deportivo Alaves, who invited a total of 16 TikTok content creators from Asia-Pacific countries to attend Sunday’s game at Alaves’s Mendizorrotza Stadium. Phuc was the only content creator among them to deliver a performance. Wearing an áo bà ba,  a traditional garment of people in southern Vietnam, a nón lá, or Vietnamese conical hat, and the Vietnamese national flag, Phuc seamlessly incorporated these elements into his artistic football showcase.  To prepare for his gig, Phuc had a session to get familiar with the field and rehearse the music a day before, according to The Thao & Van Hoa  (Sports and Culture) newspaper.  Initially, he encountered concerns because the field was affected by strong winds and cold weather, causing his
Đọc thêm

Vietnam strikes gold at Aerobic World Cup 2023 in Japan

The Vietnamese team comprised of Le Hoang Phong, Nguyen Che Thanh, Nguyen Viet Anh, Vuong Hoai An, and Tran Ngoc Thuy Vi won a gold medal with 19,844 points in the group event, leaving behind the French team with 19,167 points and the Japanese with 18,544 points. In addition, Hoang Gia Bao, Hoang Phong, and Che Thanh brought home a silver medal in the trio category, while Hoang Phong and Thuy Vi also bagged a silver medal in the men’s and women’s doubles competition. In the individual competitions, two bronze medals went to Phan Thi Uyen Nhi in the women’s juniors and Che Thanh in the men’s singles. The Vietnamese aerobic athletes will continue to demonstrate their skills in competitions for those aged 15-17 and aged over 18. Gymnasts from 17 countries are taking part in competitions at the Suzuki Aerobics World Cup 2023, which is being held in Tokyo from April 20 to 24 by the World Gymnastics Federation (FIG) as the second of three FIG World Cup events in aerobic gymnastics in 20
Đọc thêm