Jannik Sinner battled through fatigue to conquer Novak Djokovic, 6-2, 6-7 (0), 6-4 and reach the Grand Final of the inaugural Six Kings Slam on Thursday.
The top-ranked Sinner defeated Djokovic for the second time in four days, having overcome the 24-time Grand Slam champion at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Sunday.
“We arrived quite late here. We played a final just some days ago in Shanghai, so it’s very tough to play against him,” Sinner said of his performance after the match. “Today, I felt like we both made some mistakes, which is normal. We were slightly tired. This is quite normal. Hopefully, we can recover in the best possible way for Saturday, him for his match, me for my match. Then, we’ll see.
“I’m happy how I handled the situation because it was a very tough situation. I was a break up twice in the third set, and never confirmed the break. So, I’m happy how I handled it. It was a tough match.”
