Tennis star Novak Djokovic concluded a historic 2023 season with a straight-set victory over Jannik Sinner, successful a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title. Djokovic got here into the match with six ATP Finals titles, then tied for essentially the most ever with Roger Federer.
Sinner was the house favourite because the match was performed in Italy, and he already managed to beat Djokovic earlier within the week within the group stage. Djokovic needed to bounce again and got here out robust, successful 20 out of twenty-two factors on his serve within the first set. After an hour and 43 minutes, Djokovic lifted the trophy with a 6-3, 6-3 win.
Djokovic, 36, is ending the 12 months because the No. 1 participant on this planet for a record-extending eighth time, and he is additionally the primary participant to be ranked No. 1 for a complete of 400 weeks. He dominated all 12 months by successful the Australian Open, French Open and US Open, bettering his Grand Slam title complete to a males’s file 24.
Solely Margaret Court docket, who performed within the Sixties and ’70s, has as many Grand Slam titles as Djokovic. Djokovic additionally reached the 2023 Wimbledon title match, which suggests he reached the finals in all 4 majors this 12 months — one thing no person else has achieved since he did it in 2015.
“It is very particular,” Djokovic mentioned after the match. “Probably the greatest seasons I’ve had in my life little doubt.
“The way in which they’ve been enjoying, I needed to step it up. I needed to win the matches and never watch for them handy me the victory, and that is what I’ve performed.”
