(Video) Novak Djokovic admits he ‘had an added pressure’ while playing Shanghai Masters finals against Jannik Sinner in front of Roger Federer and Carlos Alcaraz

Roger Federer and Carlos Alcaraz watched the final between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner in the Shanghai Masters, which the Italian won.

(Video) Novak Djokovic admits he ‘had an added pressure’ while playing Shanghai Masters finals against Jannik Sinner in front of Roger Federer and Carlos Alcaraz

Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner played the Shanghai Masters final in front of Roger Federer and Carlos Alcaraz (Images via X)

Although Novak Djokovic failed to script history, he won fans’ hearts with his speech in front of Roger Federer and Carlos Alcaraz after losing the final of the Shanghai Masters. Djokovic faced Jannik Sinner on Sunday (October 13) and lost 7-6(7-4), 6-3. 

Alcaraz, who defeated Sinner in the China Open final and was chasing back-to-back titles in China, suffered a straight-set defeat in the quarterfinals against Tomas Machac. He was in the stands alongside his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero and Federer to watch Djokovic take on Sinner in the Shanghai final.

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Djokovic, after losing the match, admitted that he felt pressure while playing in front of Federer and Alcaraz. 

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I’m not used to seeing you in the stands. I wish you were here on court playing with us. It’s probably the first time I’m playing in front of you. It’s great. Carlos as well. Juan Carlos as well. Thank you for coming out and being a part of this match.

Novak Djokovic said after the match 

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Djokovic has played 50 matches against the Swiss maestro and won 27. The tennis world saw the two lock horns for the final time in 2020 when they met in the semifinals of the Australian Open. Two years later at the Laver Cup, in front of Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and several other players, Federer played the last match of his career.

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Jannik Sinner talks about playing a final against Novak Djokovic in front of other legends 

Although Jannik Sinner has never faced Roger Federer, the tennis community has already anticipated many memorable matches against Carlos Alcaraz in the near future. Sinner, who is 4-6 against Alcaraz in their head-to-head meetings, said he and Novak Djokovic played the final in front of three legends.

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Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner (Image via X)

You know, seeing there are three legends, and I played against one legend… So you know I see there are legends everywhere. 

Jannik Sinner said after the match

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The win marked Sinner’s third straight victory over Djokovic, and two consecutive ones this season. Sinner has now leveled their head-to-head record to 4-4. His other titles apart from the Shanghai Masters, include two Grand Slams, two ATP Masters 1000, and two ATP 500 trophies. Sinner is now the second man after Andy Murray in 2016 to win more than six titles in a calendar year.

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Djokovic, on the other hand, has now lost the two finals he played on the ATP Tour this season, after Wimbledon where he lost to Alcaraz. The only title he won was the Paris Olympic gold medal by beating the Spaniard.