Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner: schedule and how to watch the Shanghai Masters 1000 final

Shanghai Masters 1000 extreme final: Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner face off again in a duel that pits experience and history against renewal. Play exclusively on ESPN and Disney+ Premium.

Novak Djokovic, world number one for 428 weeks and winner of 99 titles, landed in Shanghai after the rest he took after withdrawing from the US Open.

During his stay in China, he overcame the difficulties posed by Alex Michelsen (7-6, 7-6), Flavio Cobolli (6-1, 6-2), Roman Safiullin (6-3, 6-2), Jakub Mensik (6 -7, 6-1, 6-4) and Taylor Fritz (6-4, 7-6) reached the final of the tournament for the fifth time in their careers.

The four-time champion will take on Jannik Sinner, the world number one and winner of two of the four Grand Slams played in 2024, for the 100th title of his career.

The San Candido native reached the final stage in Shanghai with victories over Taro Daniel (6-1, 6-4), Thomas Echeverri (6-7, 6-4, 6-2), Ben Shelton (6-4, 7- 6), Daniil Medvedev (6-1, 6-4) and Tomas Maczak (6-4, 7-5). His performance at the competition ensured he finished the year number one in the world.

He face to face It is led by the 37-year-old Serb, with four wins out of seven games played. However, the Italian won the last two matches in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup 2023 and the Australian Open 2024. He also has the all-time advantage on hard courts with three wins to one.

The match between Djokovic and Sinner will take place this Sunday no earlier than 05:30 (ARG/CHI), 03:30 (COL/PER) and 02:30 (MEX).

You can follow all the Shanghai Masters 1000 action on ESPN on Disney+ Premium.