Novak Djokovic and Yannick Sinner each scored 109 points in the Champions Tour match, but the victory went to the Italian. At the press conference, the leader of the ATP ranking explained where the difference was finally in the match at Pala Alpitura in Turin.

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Novak Djokovic says Yannick Sinner played better than him in important moments

Nole admitted that Sinner was the better player and noted that he had raised his level compared to the previous meetings (the Serbian won the first three).

“The main difference from our previous meetings was that he served much better. I would also like to note that he played better in key moments and deserved the victory.

He was braver than me, he found his best tennis in the most important moments, and I congratulate him on this success. There aren’t many opportunities in these matches and you have to take advantage of them. Many times in my career I have won such games.

I don’t think I made many mistakes, I don’t have much to complain about. I was focused in the important moments, but this time Yannick was better.

We knew it would be like that (not the hostility in the stands). He played against the Italian, there was a lot of buzz around him after this season, people trust him a lot. It is quite natural that the public wants to see him win. There is nothing to say on this topic. However, I am proud of the fight that I managed to conduct today” – Novak Djokovic at the press conference.

Djokovic is unbeaten since the 2023 Wimbledon final, during which the Serb has 19 wins and won the Cincinnati Masters, US Open and Paris Masters titles.

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Statistics of the match Djokovic – Sinner

Aces: 20-15

Double faults: 1-2

Points won on the first serve: 81% – 79%

Points won on second serve: 59% – 55%

Break points saved: 33% (1/3) – 67% (2/3)

Winning shots: 46 – 37

Unforced errors: 14 – 11

Total number of points received: 109 – 109.

Green group, rating

1. Yannick Sinner 2-0 (wins / losses) / 4-1 sets

2. Novak Djokovic 1-1 / 3-3

3. Rune Holger 1-1 / 3-2

4. Hubert Gurkach 0-0 / 0-0

5. Stefanos Tsitsipas 0-2 / 0-4 (withdrew from the competition).

Recent Green Group matches: Yannick Sinner vs. Holger Rooney and Novak Djokovic vs. Hubert Hurkac.

Know:

• Novak Djokovic and Yannick Sinner have met four times on the world stage, and the ATP leader now leads 3-1.

2021 / 6-4, 6-2 in Monte Carlo for Djokovic

2022 / 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Wimbledon for Djokovic

2023 / 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) at Wimbledon for Djokovic

2023 / 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-6(2) for Sinner at the Tournament of Champions.

The main records of Novak Djokovic

Born May 22, 1986 in Belgrade, Djokovic currently holds many tennis records, but the most important are the following three: most Grand Slam titles, most Masters (ATP 1000) and most weeks out of the ATP leaderboard.

1st place in the ATP at the end of the season

1 Novak Djokovic 8

2 Pete Sampras 6

3 Roger Federer / Jimmy Connors / Rafael Nadal 5 etc.

Ranking of Grand Slam titles

1 Novak Djokovic 24

2 Rafael Nadal 22

3 Roger Federer 20 (retired)

Ranking of Masters tournaments

1 Novak Djokovic 39

2 Rafael Nadal 36

3 Roger Federer 28 (retired)

Weeks under #1 ATP

1 Novak Djokovic 399

2 Roger Federer 301

3 Pete Sampras 286 etc.

Who won the Tournament of Champions over time

Novak Djokovic 6 (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022)

Roger Federer 6 (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011)

Ivan Lendl 5 (1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987)

Pete Sampras 5 (1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999)

Ilye Nastase 4 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975)

Boris Becker 3 (1988, 1992, 1995)

John McEnroe (1978, 1983, 1984)

Bjorn Borg 2 (1979, 1980)

Leighton Hewitt 2 (2001, 2002)

Oleksandr Zverev 2 (2018, 2021)

Andy Murray (2016)

Grigor Dimitrov (2017)

Stefanos Tsitsipas (2019)

Daniil Medvedev (2020)

Andre Agassi (1990)

Stan Smith (1970)

Mykola Davydenko (2009)

Stefan Edberg (1989)

Jimmy Connors (1977)

Alex Corretha (1998)

Gustavo Kuerten (2000)

David Nalbandyan (2005)

Manuel Orantes (1976)

Michael Stitch (1993)

Guillermo Vilas (1974).

Tournament of Champions – Records

• Most titles (in singles): Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic (6)

• Most consecutive titles (in singles): Novak Djokovic (4)

• Oldest champion: Novak Djokovic, 35 years and 5 months, 2022

• Youngest champion: John McEnroe, 19 years and 10 months, 1978

• Highest-ranked champion: 1st: Ilie Nastase (1973), Jimmy Connors (1977), Bjorn Borg (1979-80), John McEnroe (1984), Ivan Lendl (1985-87), Pete Sampras (1994, 1996) -97) , Lleyton Hewitt (2002), Roger Federer (2004, 2006-07), Novak Djokovic (2012, 2014-15, 2022) and Andy Murray (2016).

• Champion with the lowest rating: 12th place: David Nalbandyan, 2005.

• Most qualifications: Roger Federer (17)

• Most wins: Roger Federer (59).

The 2023 Tournament of Champions takes place from November 12 to 19 on hard at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy. It has a total prize pool of $9,000,000, starts with the top eight players of the season, and is the reigning champion, Novak Djokovic (double won by Rajiv Ram and Joe Salisbury).