Shanghai Masters 2024 Semi Final Recap

Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic will meet on Sunday’s 2024 Shanghai Rolex Masters closing, as each have superior out of the semi-finals.

The pair each went in as heavy favourites, with Sinner dominating this season, racking up 63 wins and Djokovic holding an imperious 9-0 H2H file in opposition to Fritz.

Sinner was the primary to ebook his spot, seeing off the spectacular Tomas Machac with one other typical show of crisp ball putting mixed with only a few low-cost errors.

Djokovic then maintained his good file with a powerful serving show to take out Fritz, coming via an in depth second-set tiebreak the place he saved a set level.

You possibly can see the stats + highlights beneath.

Shanghai Masters 2024 Semi-Closing Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jannik Sinner (1)
Tomas Machac (30)
6-4 7-5

Novak Djokovic (4)
Taylor Fritz (7)
6-4 7-6(6)

Sinner Mitigates Machac

Jannik Sinner’s hard-court dominance continued on Saturday in Shanghai as he took out Tomas Machac 6-4, 7-5 of their semi-final.

Machac began the place he left off in opposition to Alcaraz, with some crushing hitting from each wings to interrupt serve within the opening recreation,

Nevertheless, Sinner has managed to fuse a method the place he fights hearth with hearth but in addition stays extremely regular. Machac performed some fashionable factors, however the Italian was in a position to ramp up his degree on the finish of every set to win the extra essential factors.

All through the match, he dedicated 12 unforced errors in comparison with Machac’s 36, and he received the stats in each space.

I feel all of us noticed how a lot expertise he has, how a lot firepower he can produce, I needed to be very cautious in each service recreation, as a result of he returns very aggressively and really quick. I simply tried to remain there each level, to see what was going to occur, such as you noticed within the final recreation. Simply enjoying each level with the utmost depth I may, so I’m very joyful about that. I’m joyful to be again in a closing once more. I felt like in Miami I used to be hitting the ball superb. The situations that week and the way I touched the ball, I felt nice. In Cincinnati it’s a bit completely different. The situations there are normally a bit windy, it’s very tough to play there. It was extra like a psychological week. [Here in Shanghai] I simply attempt to keep calm. It’s not every single day will probably be the identical. I’m simply trying ahead to [the final], to play each match I can in the very best means and to attempt to discover a resolution one way or the other. I assume that’s all I’m going to attempt to do tomorrow and hopefully it’s going to win the match. Sinner on his win over Machac.

Match Stats

Jannik Sinner
Tomas Machac

Aces
10
5

Double Faults
1
1

1st Serve Share
67%
65%

1st Serve Factors Gained
74% (34/46)
64% (29/45)

2nd Serve Factors Gained
61% (14/23)
50% (12/24)

Break Factors Saved
67% (2/3)
57% (4/7)

1st Return Factors Gained
36% (16/45)
26% (12/46)

2nd Return Factors Gained
50% (12/24)
39% (9/23)

Break Factors Transformed
43% (3/7)
33% (1/3)

Winners
27
25

Unforced Errors
12
36

Web Factors Gained
63% (5/8)
72% (13/18)

Max Factors In Row
7
5

Service Factors Gained
70% (48/69)
59% (41/69)

Return Factors Gained
41% (28/69)
30% (21/69)

Complete Factors Gained
55% (76/138)
45% (62/138)

Max Video games In Row
3
2

Service Video games Gained
91% (10/11)
73% (8/11)

Return Video games Gained
27% (3/11)
9% (1/11)

Complete Video games Gained
59% (13/22)
41% (9/22)

Highlights

Djokovic Dominates Fritz

Taylor Fritz has a Novak Djokovic downside. In 10 conferences, he’s received simply two units, each on the Australian Open in 2021 and 2024, respectively.

In Saturday’s semi-final, Djokovic powered to a 6-4, 7-6(6) victory, and happily for him, the knee downside he had in his final match seems considerably manageable. However he did appear to battle on the finish of the second with one thing else, maybe a pressure however I’m unsure.

Anyway, Fritz has had a stellar 2024, and with 49 match wins, he’s proper up there with the very best of them, but Djokovic is kryptonite for him.

A confidence-boosting maintain from 0/40 within the opening recreation by no means became something extra for the American. Whereas he did have a set level within the second set tiebreak, he didn’t familiarize yourself with the Djokovic serve, with the Serb successful 78% and 62% behind his first and second serve, respectively.

As for his health that appeared a difficulty the tail finish of yesterday’s match, he did want some therapy at 5-6 within the second set at this time, and kinda needed to battle for the win after dominating for a set and a half, so he will likely be happy to keep away from a 3rd set as he progresses into his 59th Masters 1000 closing.

I got here to Shanghai after 5 years of not enjoying in China, the place the place I’ve all the time had nice success, each in Shanghai and Beijing. [I’ve won] many titles, had nice battles and nice performances. I’ve mentioned it many instances, the help that I get right here is super and I’m very grateful. That creates an power that retains me going, retains me working, so I did come right here positively with a imaginative and prescient and a want to get to the ultimate and combat for a one hundredth title. I get that probability in opposition to the very best participant on the planet, and let’s see what occurs. It all the time takes it out of me, these sorts of battles, however significantly in the direction of the tip of the event,” mentioned Djokovic. “At this stage of my profession, I’m doing my finest to get better and I had some points right here and there on the courtroom, bodily, yesterday and at this time. However I managed to beat it. It was a stern check. Taylor is in kind, enjoying in all probability the very best tennis of his life coming off a Grand Slam closing, and he’s enjoying very well, significantly on this floor. He’s serving large, so I knew it will be an enormous check for me. I didn’t wish to get to a 3rd set, and I’m simply glad to beat in two. Novak Djokovic on his win.