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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 13, 2024 at 1:07 pm

   Points won by each set: | 36-37, 29-23 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   32 % Sinner – 22 of 67
   37 % Djokovic – 22 of 58

   [4] Djokovic was serving big, he didn’t want to be involved in long rallies against the mirroring version of himself, yet 14 years younger. He was comfortably holding in the opener, but as he led 5:4* (30/0), Sinner [1] delivered a bunch of sharp first serves to win four straight points. The opening point of the tie-break was crucial – Djokovic attacked the net behind the serve for the first time, but Sinner passed him with a backhand down the line from a position not many players are able to do so. Once Sinner firmly broke in the 4th game of the 2nd set, the final was basically over. “It was a very tough match, obviously, playing against Novak is one of the toughest challenges we have,” Sinner stated the obvious, “I’m very happy with how I handled the situation. He was serving great the first set, I couldn’t find a way to break him. I played a really good tie-break which gave me confidence to start off well in the second set.” But the truth is, the Italian has defeated the Serb four times in their last five meetings over the past 11 months. It’s a clear indicator that it’ll be extremely tough for Djokovic to beat Sinner on the biggest arenas in 2025.

   Sinner’s route to his 17th title:
   2 Taro Daniel 6-1, 6-4
   3 Tomas M. Etcheverry 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2
   4 Ben Shelton 6-4, 7-6(1)
   Q Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 6-4
   S Tomas Machac 6-4, 7-5
   W Novak Djokovic 7-6(4), 6-3

   Serve & volley: Sinner 1/1, Djokovic 0/2

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   October 13, 2024 at 1:33 pm

   Winning his semifinal match, Sinner secured the No. 1 position at the end of the year despite two big events ahead (Paris, Turin). It’s counter-intuitive given that they both, Alcaraz and Sinner, shared majors between themselves this year, and when they faced each other three times in 2024, the Spaniard always gained the upper hand (every time in deciding sets though). On top of that, Alcaraz is a silver medallist from Paris and the father of European success in the Laver Cup – these two events aren’t awarded with ranking points. Sinner has accumulated more points comparing four majors, and when we take into account the ATP events, he’s been definitely more consistent, triumphing in five events (three Masters 1K) while Alcaraz in two (one Masters 1K).
   Four days later they face each other again in an exhibition event “Six Kings Slam” in Saudi Arabia, Sinner wins 6-2, 6-7(0), 6-4… there was 4-all in the decider.

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