Alert – Sinner beats Djokovic to win Shanghai Masters
Jannik Sinner, the world No 1, defeated the Serb in straight sets in the final on Sunday
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Italian Jannik Sinner, the top seed, beat Serb Novak Djokovic, the No 4 seed, 7-6 (4), 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters trophy at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center on Sunday.
Sinner, ranked No 1, defeated Japanese Taro Daniel (6-1, 6-4), Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the No 31 seed (6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2), American Ben Shelton, the No 14 seed (6-4, 7-6 (1)), Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No 5 seed (6-1, 6-4) and No 30 seed Tomas Machac (6-4, 7-5) in the previous rounds of the Shanghai tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Djokovic, ranked No 4, defeated American Alex Michelsen (7-6 (3), 7-6 (9)), Italian Flavio Cobolli, the No 28 seed (6-1, 6-2), Russian Roman Safiullin (6-3, 6-2), Jakub Mensik (6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4) and American Taylor Fritz, the No 7 seed (6-4, 7-6 (6)).
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