In the summer of 2007, soon after he turned 20, Djokovic made the semifinals of the French Open and Wimbledon, before reaching the final at the U.S. Open. He was No. 3 in the world for all of July, dropped to No. 4 for a week in August, and then stayed at No. 3 — until May 2009.

The passing of age is moving and it is felt and this year Novak Djokovic won only one title. For him it was a priority, we talk about the Olympic gold medal but also the Serbian had to deal with the rise of the new forward and in particular of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, tennis players who gave him big losses during these months.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has beaten Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters. The Italian bettered the 24-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Jannik Sinner clinched his seventh title of the season with a straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.

In the final at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Sunday, Jannik Sinner (ranked No. 1) meets Novak Djokovic (No. 4).Sinner’s last match was a win, 6-2, 7-6, over Jiri Lehecka on September 30,

Tennis legend Boris Becker believes Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz can be defined as “the Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer of the future” respectively. The six-time Grand Slam champion explained that he makes this comparison “from a purely stylistic point of view” given Djokovic and Federer’s historic achievements.

In a surprising twist for tennis fans, Novak Djokovic has struggled all year to crack the code of Jannik Sinner’s serve, a challenge that has seen the Serbian legend unable to generate a single break point against the young Italian star in 2024.