Five days after falling to him in an epic in the round-robin stage of the event, Novak Djokovic got his revenge against Jannik Sinner in the final of the ATP Finals on Sunday, defeating the Italian, 6-3, 6-3, to capture his record-breaking seventh career title at the year-end championships.
He surpasses Roger Federer’s previous record of six.
MOST CAREER TITLES AT ATP FINALS (since 1970):7: Novak Djokovic [2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2023]
6: Roger Federer [2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011] 5: Pete Sampras [1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999] 5: Ivan Lendl [1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987] 4: Ilie Nastase [1971, 1972, 1973, 1975]
Djokovic was asked in his on-court interview after the final how special it was to finish off a record-breaking season by breaking another record.
“Very, very special. One of the best seasons I’ve had in my life, no doubt,” Djokovic said. “To crown it with a win against a hometown hero, Jannik, who has played amazing tennis this week, is phenomenal.
“I’m very proud of the performances these last two days against Alcaraz and Sinner, probably the best two players in the world next to me and Medvedev at the moment. And the way they have been playing, I had to step it up, I had to win the matches and not wait for them to hand me the victory, and that’s what I’ve done. I think I’ve tactically played different today than I have in the group stage against Jannik.
