Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic will clash against each other in the final of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 8th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 4:30 pm on STADIUM COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jannik Sinner who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jannik Sinner is the pick to win this match.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.615
Novak Djokovic -> 2.36
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Prediction and head to head Jannik Sinner vs. Novak Djokovic
This will be the 8th time that Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 4-3 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Sinner has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Sinner won 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 in the semifinal in at the Australian Open back in January 2024.
Highlights Jannik Sinner vs Novak Djokovic – Australian Open 26-January-2024
Jannik Sinner
64 - 6win/loss
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WWWWWWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71-6 | 40-3 | 11-2 | 11-0 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 64-15 | 28-7 | 8-3 | 20-2 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-16 | 21-6 | 15-4 | 7-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-22 | 22-8 | 10-6 | 17-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-14 | 2-6 | 7-3 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently world no. 1 Sinner got to the final after beating Unknown Player bye, Taro Daniel 6-1 6-4, Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2, Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6(1), Daniil Medvedev 6-1 6-4 and Tomas Machac 6-4 7-5.
In the semifinal, Jannik had a good straight sets win against Machac (6-4 7-5). During the match, Sinner scored 76 points vs Machac’s 62. Jannik was very aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sinner bagged 10 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Jannik Sinner was exceptionally effective on serve to win 74% (34/46) of his 1st serve and 61% (14/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Jannik broke Machac 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sinner has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Sinner has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 74% of his matches (337-119). 39-3 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Sinner has a compiled137-44 match record in the last 7 years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title at the Australian Open where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 and in Rotterdam where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4 and in Miami where he beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1 and in Halle where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2) and in Cincinnati where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-6(4) 6-2 and at the U.S. Open where he beat Taylor Fritz in the final 6-3 6-4 7-5.
Jannik has a compiled 64-6 win-loss record in 2024, 39-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Shanghai
Novak Djokovic
37 - 8win/loss
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LWWWWWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-9 | 15-5 | 16-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-7 | 27-1 | 12-3 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-7 | 2-1 | 14-4 | 19-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-7 | 19-3 | 18-3 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 41-5 | 26-1 | 11-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 4, Djokovic reached the final after defeating Alex Michelsen 7-6(3) 7-6(9), Flavio Cobolli 6-1 6-2, Roman Safiullin 6-3 6-2, Jakub Mensik 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4 and Taylor Fritz 6-4 7-6(6).
In the semifinal, Novak had a good straight sets win against Fritz (6-4 7-66). During the match Djokovic scored 82 points vs Fritz’s 73. Djokovic was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Djokovic blasted 7 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Novak Djokovic was very effective on serve to win 78% (39/50) of his 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Djokovic broke Fritz once after converting 11% of his break points (1/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Novak has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Paris where he overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(2).
The Serbian has an aggregate 37-8 win-loss record in 2024, 15-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Shanghai
Previously, he won this tournament 4 times in 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2018. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sinner | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 110 | 111 |
| Pts | 377-292 | 392-305 |
| Total Points | 669 | 697 |
| Winners | 184 | 171 |
| %Winners | 49% | 44% |
Both Sinner and Djokovic played 5 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jannik Sinner conceded 1 set, while Novak Djokovic lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Sinner and Djokovic have played the same amount of sets 11. However, Sinner played 1 game less than Djokovic. Jannik scored 184 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Djokovic made 171 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sinner | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 50 | 28 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 5.6 |
| 1st in | 227/326 | 211/320 |
| %1st in | 70% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 184/227 | 171/211 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 57/99 | 67/109 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 61% |
Sinner bagged 50 aces (10 per match). Djokovic made 28 aces (5.6 per match). Sinner won 81% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Djokovic won 81% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sinner | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 14 |
| Converted | 14/34 | 14/39 |
| % Converted | 41% | 36% |
| Conceded | 16 | 11 |
| Saved | 14 | 8 |
| % Saved | 88% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Jannik broke his opponents 14 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve twice and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded. The Serbian broke his opponents 14 times with a 36% conversion rate. Djokovic conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sinner | |||||||
| R2 Daniel |
R3 Etcheverry |
R4 Shelton |
1/4 Medvedev |
1/2 Machac |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-73 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 7-61 | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 110 | |
| pts | 67-46 | 101-85 | 68-56 | 65-43 | 76-62 | 377-292 | |
| Total points | 113 | 186 | 124 | 108 | 138 | 669 | |
| Winners | 32 | 50 | 40 | 28 | 34 | 184 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 50% | 59% | 43% | 45% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 50 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 38/49 | 64/92 | 46/66 | 33/50 | 46/69 | 227/326 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 70% | 70% | 66% | 67% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 32/38 | 50/64 | 40/46 | 28/33 | 34/46 | 184/227 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 78% | 87% | 85% | 74% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/11 | 15/28 | 13/20 | 10/17 | 14/23 | 57/99 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 54% | 65% | 59% | 61% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 4/13 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 3/7 | 14/34 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 31% | 100% | 75% | 43% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/5 | 7/7 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 14 | |
| Saved % | – | 80% | 100% | 100% | 67% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Djokovic | |||||||
| R2 Michelsen |
R3 Cobolli |
R4 Safiullin |
1/4 Mensik |
1/2 Fritz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 7-69 | 6-1 6-2 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-74 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 23 | 111 | |
| pts | 87-75 | 62-33 | 58-36 | 103-88 | 82-73 | 392-305 | |
| Total points | 162 | 95 | 94 | 191 | 155 | 697 | |
| Winners | 40 | 20 | 29 | 43 | 39 | 171 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 32% | 50% | 42% | 48% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 52/76 | 24/40 | 33/51 | 52/82 | 50/71 | 211/320 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 60% | 65% | 63% | 70% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 40/52 | 20/24 | 29/33 | 43/52 | 39/50 | 171/211 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 83% | 88% | 83% | 78% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/24 | 13/16 | 9/18 | 17/30 | 13/21 | 67/109 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 81% | 50% | 57% | 62% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 4/9 | 3/5 | 4/9 | 1/9 | 14/39 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 44% | 60% | 44% | 11% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 60% | – | 100% | 0% | 100% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
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