Sinner had beaten Djokovic in the last two meetings at the Davis Cup Finals at the end of last year and the Australian Open earlier this year. Sinner clinched a high-octane first set by improving to 24-8 in tie-breaks for the year, before surging to an ultimately unassailable 4-1 lead in the early stages of the second set before sealing the win, taking the second set 6-3.