Stainless: Novak Djokovic won his seventh Masters

Seamless, forceful and very precise, the Serbian number 1 in the world took revenge after last Tuesday’s defeat in the first match of the group stage of this competition and beat the Italian by a resounding double 6-3, in 1 hour and 44 minutes of play.

Thus, not only did he celebrate for the second consecutive year in the masters tournament, but now he also left Roger Federer behind to become the top winner of this competition, with 7 consecrations.

“Nole” took the initiative from the beginning and played determined not to give his rival a chance to react, after achieving a quick break in the fourth game of the first set.

With authority and an extraordinary level, he overwhelmed the number 4 in the ranking, who reached this definition undefeated. Just look at the Serbian’s numbers to see it: he only gave up two points on his serve in the first set (20/22) and had just two unforced errors.

With the same intensity, and at zero, Djokovic took serve from Sinner at the beginning of the second set. And it was that early break that made the local team react, and little by little they began to loosen up, take more risks and grow on the field.

In the other side, “Nole” It began to show inaccuracies that it had not had until now, also allowing this resurgence of the Italian. Sinner even had two break chances in the sixth game. But, even without the precision of the first set, Djokovic overcame the obstacle, in the next game he had two break chances that he could not take advantage of, but then he got the final break to close the set and match with another 6-3.

This way, Djokovic It crowned an almost perfect year, where the only thing missing was Wimbledon to achieve a historic Grand Slam. Because in addition to the title in the 2023 Masters, he established himself in the Australia Open, Roland Garros and the US Open. And to complete this year’s showcase, he also won the Cincinnati Masters 1000, the Paris Masters and the ATP 250 in Adelaide.

“It was one of the best seasons I have had. I am proud of my level in recent days. Both Alcaraz and Sinner were playing very very well“he assured Djokovic, who, at 36 years old, left behind two young people of 20 and 22, respectively, to achieve his 98th title.

On Sinner’s side, the defeat in the final leaves a bittersweet taste for a dream season for the Italian, in which he reached his best position in the ranking (4th) and celebrated at the Masters 1000 in Toronto, the ATP 500 in Beijing , ATP 500 in Vienna and the ATP 250 in Montpellier.