“To have Novak on the other side of the court was, first of all, an unbelievable experience for me,” he added

Sinner took a crucial break in the fourth game of the second set to defeat the Serb in 1hr 37min and deny him a 100th career singles title

Novak Djokovic hopes to come out physically fresh to challenge World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in blockbuster final today

He clashed 60 times with Djokovic, who edged their rivalry 31-29. 

Tiafoe targeted umpire Jimmy Pinoargote with about 10 expletives in a minute-long tirade after his 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5) loss to 61st-ranked Roman Safiullin in a third-round match

Despite having played few matches recently, Djokovic expressed satisfaction with his freshness, saying he is ready to compete daily for as long as needed

He told reporters he had to take all his luggage to the stadium with him before the Beijing final, and only had time to do a press conference and take a shower before “running” to the airport

In August, he had crashed out of the US Open in the first round after losing to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands.

Germany’s Zverev, ranked ninth in the world, lost 6-3, 6-4 in Tokyo, one week after falling at the first hurdle at the Shanghai Masters

The Indo-Australian duo faced a stiff channel from Granollers and Zeballos. Both teams managed to hold their respective serves in the first set before Rohan and Abden managed to get a decisive break point in the 12th game to take the lead

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Bopanna-Ebden finish runner-up

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