Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic said he did his best in the Masters final in Shanghai, but Italian Jannik Sinner was better in the most important moments of the match.
On Sunday, 37-year-old Djokovic lost to world number one Sinner in the final of the Masters Series tournament with a score of 6:7 (4:7), 3:6. If he wins, the Serb could win the 100th title of his career.
“Today I did everything I could.” In these circumstances, I perhaps didn’t feel 100% fresh, but it’s to Yannick’s credit that he played the important points better than me, and that’s what was decisive. He deserved to win, he was just too strong in the big moments. However, even in today’s final I played pretty well. This gives me reason to believe that I can still play with guys who are the best in the world. I hope to be able to maintain this level in the coming months and also in the future.
As for the 100th title, of course I would like it to happen today, but it wasn’t supposed to happen. I have to continue to fight for this to happen in the near future, but for me it is not a matter of life and death. I think I’ve accomplished all of my biggest career goals. Now it’s about the Grand Slam and seeing how far I can go,” Djokovic said at a press conference.
Sinner leveled the score in the head-to-head showdown with Djokovic, each of them now has four wins.
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