Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz’s Exclusive List Welcomes Jannik Sinner as He Registers a Historic Win Over Novak Djokovic at ATP Finals

Pala Alpitour echoed the tune of the triumph of a youngster over a legend from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning. The home favorite Jannik Sinner defeated the current world number 1 in men’s singles, Novak Djokovic by 7-5,6-7(5),7-6(2) in a thrilling encounter that lasted for more than 3 hours. With this victory, the 22-year-old Italian has created quite a few records. What are those?

Novak Djokovic’s 19-match winning streak came to an end at the hands of world number 4. However, with this win, Jannik Sinner extended his unbeaten run to 8 matches. Can he extend it further? Now, both of them are equally in the race to book a place in the semis of ATP Finals. The Italian looks unstoppable as he creates yet another record.

Unstoppable Jannik Sinner and his remarkable feats

Jannik Sinner is now one step closer to becoming the first-ever Italian to reach the semi-finals of the ATP Finals. His impeccable performance gave him the inch over the Serbian for the first time in his last 4 attempts. With this heroic victory, Jannik Sinner now follows in the illustrious footsteps of Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal. How?

The victory over Novak Djokovic is itself a significant milestone in Jannik Sinner’s career. But he has now also become the 10th player to snatch a victory against the mighty Serbian in a deciding third-set tie-break. Only three players have managed to achieve this feat before turning 23 years of age. Rafael Nadal did it first and then his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz later managed to get the upper hand over Djokovic.

With this win, Jannik Sinner is now among the last 3 players to defeat the world number 1. The Italian has now managed to achieve quite a few feats in front of his home crowd. But can he clinch the silverware and make the win more memorable to his fans?

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The battle is far from over for  Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner moved to the top spot of the group with the win against Novak Djokovic. But his spot in the semi-finals of the tournament is yet to be confirmed. He will now lock horns with the 20-year-old Danish player, Holger Rune on Thursday. There are a lot of permutations and combinations involved to secure his seat in the top 4 for the number 4. But a win against the Danish would take him a step closer to the final race.

However a heartwarming gesture from Novak Djokovic after the match won the heart of the fans. The Serbian went to the Italian who is almost 14 years younger to him and greeted the youngster with a warm embrace at the net. Later on, he even publicly congratulated Jannik Sinner for playing such a fantastic match. Jannik Sinner is having a dream run so far in Turin. Can he extend his run with a victory against Holger Runne on Thursday?

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