Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic set for Shanghai showdown

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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner fended off Czech Tomas Machac with a 6-4, 7-5 win in the semifinals Saturday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, setting up a finals showdown with Novak Djokovic.

Sinner will be playing in his first championship match in Shanghai. He moved to 44-4 on the hardcourts this season with the win, which took one hour, 44 minutes.

Machac upset Spanish star Carlos A