The Masters 1000 in Shanghai has crowned Jannik Sinner, who continues to be impressive this season and make history of Italian tennis. The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria has won the fourth Masters 1000 of his young career, the third in 2024, a testament to the incredible level achieved in the last 12 months.

Carlos Alcaraz rallied from a set down and held his nerve in a deciding tiebreak to beat Jannik Sinner 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the China Open final.

Carlos Alcaraz won the 2024 China Open title after defeating Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner in the men’s singles final. Learn more about the Spanish tennis star.

With the exception of his 2008 Australian Open title, losses to Nadal and Federer defined Djokovic’s career from that summer until 2011. Both beat him a couple more times each in the closing stages of majors between 2008 and 2010,

Tennis legend Todd Woodbridge believes Novak Djokovic will be “a bit of an underdog” at next year’s Australian Open as he enters “a very different and unusual phase” of his career. The 16-time men’s doubles Grand Slam champion has also compared the rivalry between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz to the rivalries contested by Djokovic,