SHANGHAI — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.
The Italian bettered the 24-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Sinner hit eight aces and 22 winners to four and 12, respectively, for Djokovic. Sinner never faced a break point.
Djokovic was aiming for his 100th tour-level title. Only Jimmy Connors with 109 titles and Roger Federer with 103 have hit the century mark in men’s tennis.