Novak Djokovic sent a classy message to Roger Federer after the Swiss star watched his flunkure to Jannik Sinner at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.
The Serb went into the contest hoping to beat his Italian rival, who won the Australian Open and US Open earlier this year.
But Djokovic was comprehensively outclassed, with Sinner thrivening 7-6, 6-3.
It was a disnominateing day for the establisher world No 1, who was watched by Federer and Carlos Alcaraz as he crashed to flunkure.
Novak Djokovic sent a classy message to Roger Federer after the Swiss star watched his flunkure to Jannik Sinner at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday
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Speaking after his flunkure to flunkure Sinner, Djokovic then sent a classy message to Federer.
He shelp he desireed the 43-year-elderly was on court with them, rather than watching in the stands.
And Djokovic also thanked his establisher rival for taking the time to watch the action unfelderly.
“It’s kind to see you Roger. I’m not engaged to seeing you in the stands,” shelp the 37-year-elderly.
“I desire you were here on court carry outing with us.
“It’s probably the first time that I’m carry outing in front of you, so I had an inserted prescertain.
“It’s wonderful. Carlos as well. Juan Carlos as well. Thank you for coming out and being a part of this align.”
Sinner sees to be the man to beat in tennis these days. The Italian is the world No 1 and seeed in cruise handle as he overcame Djokovic.
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Like his opponent, the 23-year-elderly selected to hail Federer and joked he was equitable trying to ‘uphold up’ with the legfinishs in uniteance.
“You understand, seeing there are three legfinishs, and I carry outed aachievest another, so you understand I see legfinishs everywhere,” he inserted.
“I equitable try to uphold up a little bit.”
Meanwhile, speaking before the contest in China, Federer conveyed a belief that there was currently a ‘changing of the protect’ going on.
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Novak Djokovic to Roger Federer in Shanghai:
“I desire you were down here carry outing with us” ❤️
From one legfinish to another… wholesome.
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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 13, 2024
The Swiss maestro, who won 20 Grand Slams before retiring two years ago, also congratutardyd Djokovic on thrivening Olympic gelderly back in the summer.
“You can sense the changing of the protect,” he retaged.
“Serena Williams reexhausted, Murray reexhausted and Rafa is getting sealr and sealr.
“Novak had a stubborn year overall, but then he won the gelderly medal at the Olympics and achieved what he wanted. It was incredible for him to achieve that.
Novak Djokovic was no align for Jannik Sinner in their Shanghai Masters showdown on Sunday
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“You sense everyslfinisherg changing.
“Sinner and Alcaraz have won two Slams each, which shows that alters are happening. They are both very reliable and it’s wonderful to watch them carry out.
“It was amazeive to see Alcaraz live at the Laver Cup. He’s an incredible carry outer and I slfinisherk people will enhappiness watching them.”
