Jannik Sinner had no problem beating Novak Djokovic in the second semifinal of the 'Six Kings Slam', the prestigious exhibition tournament that is taking place in Saudi Arabia right now. The world number 2 who triumphed in the last edition of this event beat the Serbian legend once again by dominating the match, although this clash will not be counted in the official statistics because it is only an exhibition.
The 24-year-old Italian put in an excellent performance especially with one shot the serve which had been his main weakness this summer during the Cincinnati Masters 1000 and especially the US Open.
The four-time Grand Slam champion had not had enough percentages during the last Major of the season and it is also for this reason that he had to surrender to Carlos Alcaraz in the final in New York, losing the first position in the ATP rankings after more than a year.
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Sinner destroyed Djokovic
The star from Sesto Pusteria had promised that he would work on this shot and the first effects had already been evident during the Beijing ATP 500, where he lifted the trophy for the second time in his career. Subsequently, his run at the Shanghai Masters 1000 was interrupted against Tallon Griekspoor in the third round due to cramps. The former world No.1 was impeccable with his serve yesterday, giving Nole no chance to overturn the momentum of the match.
Speaking on Netflix, former ATP ace Tim Henman praised Sinner's performance: His serve was just absolutely incredible. In the first set, I think he served at 83% first serve. He hardly dropped a point. He served nine aces against arguably the greatest returner our sport has ever seen. That gives you such a good platform when you are holding serve comfortably to be so aggressive on his baseline game. It was an amazing performance.
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The Italian champion will be looking to claim another title in Saudi Arabia tomorrow, but will face his huge rival Carlitos Alcaraz once again.
