Shanghai Masters 2024 Semi Final Recap

Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic will meet on Sunday’s 2024 Shanghai Rolex Masters last, 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 report towards Fritz.

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

Djokovic then maintained his excellent report with a powerful serving show to take out Fritz, coming by a detailed 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 towards Alcaraz, with some crushing hitting from each wings to interrupt serve within the opening recreation,

Nonetheless, Sinner has managed to fuse a method the place he fights hearth with hearth but in addition stays extremely regular. Machac performed some trendy factors, however the Italian was in a position to ramp up his stage on the finish of every set to win the extra important 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 believe 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 might, so I’m very glad about that. I’m glad to be again in a last once more. I felt like in Miami I used to be hitting the ball excellent. 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 troublesome to play there. It was extra like a psychological week. [Here in Shanghai] I simply attempt to keep calm. It’s not each day will probably be the identical. I’m simply wanting ahead to [the final], to play each match I can in the very best means and to attempt to discover a answer one way or the other. I suppose 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 Received
74% (34/46)
64% (29/45)

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

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

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

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

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

Winners
27
25

Unforced Errors
12
36

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

Max Factors In Row
7
5

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

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

Whole Factors Received
55% (76/138)
45% (62/138)

Max Video games In Row
3
2

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

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

Whole Video games Received
59% (13/22)
41% (9/22)

Highlights

Djokovic Dominates Fritz

Taylor Fritz has a Novak Djokovic drawback. 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 thankfully for him, the knee drawback 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 undecided.

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

A confidence-boosting maintain from 0/40 within the opening recreation by no means changed into something extra for the American. Whereas he did have a set level within the second set tiebreak, he didn’t become familiar 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 immediately, and kinda needed to battle for the win after dominating for a set and a half, so he will probably be happy to keep away from a 3rd set as he progresses into his 59th Masters 1000 last.

I got here to Shanghai after 5 years of not enjoying in China, the place the place I’ve at all times had nice success, each in Shanghai and Beijing. [I’ve won] many titles, had nice battles and nice performances. I’ve stated it many occasions, the help that I get right here is great and I’m very grateful. That creates an vitality that retains me going, retains me working, so I did come right here undoubtedly with a imaginative and prescient and a need to get to the ultimate and combat for a a hundredth title. I get that likelihood towards one of the best participant on the planet, and let’s see what occurs. It at all times takes it out of me, these sorts of battles, however notably in direction of the tip of the event,” stated Djokovic. “At this stage of my profession, I’m doing my greatest to get well and I had some points right here and there on the courtroom, bodily, yesterday and immediately. However I managed to beat it. It was a stern check. Taylor is in type, enjoying most likely one of the best tennis of his life coming off a Grand Slam last, and he’s enjoying rather well, notably on this floor. He’s serving massive, so I knew it could 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.