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Djokovic dispatches Alcaraz at ATP Finals to set up title match against home favorite Sinner

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will be bidding for a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title when he takes on home favorite Jannik Sinner in Sunday’s final

By Associated Press
MATCH POINT: N. Djokovic def. C. Alcaraz; ATP Finals SF1:15

TURIN, Italy (AP)—Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will be bidding for a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title when he takes on home favorite Jannik Sinner in Sunday's final.

Djokovic took less than 90 minutes to beat Carlos Alcaraz, 6-3, 6-2, in a semifinal match between the top two ranked players on Saturday night, after Sinner had earlier dispatched Daniil Medvedev, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1.

The 36-year-old Djokovic is currently tied with Roger Federer on six titles at the season-ending tournament for the year's top eight players, while Sinner is the first Italian to reach the final.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after defeating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in their singles semifinal tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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However, Sinner recorded his first-ever victory over Djokovic earlier this week and the Serbian will also have to contend again with a passionate, partisan crowd.

"He's been playing fantastic tennis, arguably the best tennis of his life," Djokovic said. "We played a very close match the other night. The atmosphere was unbelievable, electric really. I don't expect anything less than that, probably even louder than what we had in the group-stage matchup.