At the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy’s Jannik Sinner defeated the world’s No. 1 player, Novak Djokovic, in his first-ever match. The 22-year-old secured the group match 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-2) in three hours and nine minutes. Djokovic had not lost a match since the Wimbledon men’s final in July.
The fans in carrot costumes known as the ‘Carota Boys’ had a great time watching the Italian’s best-ever win at the Nitto ATP Finals, following their meeting with their hero in Turin. On Tuesday they were treated to an incredible view of his biggest victory of the year over Novak Djokovic.
Sinner stated his remarks about his favorite fan group and said: “When they come to tournaments when it’s far away, it means a lot to me. They care about me as a player and they really want to support me. And they make me laugh—not only me, but I think all the fans because it’s something different.”
The 22-year-old surprised his fans with a special appearance during a video shoot for Lavazza, one of Sinner’s sponsors that has been funding his fans’ travel expenses. The group got to hit a few tennis balls with Sinner and enjoyed a cup of coffee with their star.
Jannik Sinner in 2023
Now the world no.4 (career-high), Jannik played his last match on the 14th of November when he beat world no.1 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-7(5) 7-6(2)
in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).This year the Italian has managed to achieve an overall 59-14 win-loss record. Jannik clinched 4 titles in 2023 in Montpellier, Toronto, Beijing and Vienna. Sinner was the finalist in Rotterdam and Miami.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
Ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 14th of November when he surrendered to world no.4 Jannik Sinner 7-5 6-7(5) 7-6(2) in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Currently, during this season Novak has achieved a composed 52-6 record. Djokovic has won 6 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Paris. The Serbian reached the final in Wimbledon.
Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic fought against each other 4 times. Their current head to head is 3-1 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Jannik Sinner won 7-5 6-7(5) 7-6(2) in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 14th of November 2023.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.