The 2024 Shanghai Rolex Masters ended with Jannik Sinner winning the men’s singles championship for the first time
2024-11-08 17:24:16
Recently, the two-week 2024 Shanghai Rolex Masters concluded successfully at Qizhong Tennis Center. Rolex spokesperson Jannik Sinner won his first Shanghai Rolex Masters men’s singles championship trophy. This is also the fourth ATP Masters 1000 championship trophy in his career. It is worth mentioning that this year, five players from China’s men’s tennis team, Zhang Zhizhen, Shang Juncheng, Buyun Chaoket, Wu Yibing, Zhou Yi and Huang Zelin (Hong Kong, China), appeared in the main draw of the Masters, creating a record for the main draw of the Masters. The largest number of Chinese players in history.
It is understood that in the final of the 2024 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Nick Sinner met with No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic. Sinner defeated Djokovic in straight sets and gained his first Shanghai title. Rolex Masters men’s singles champion. This is also his fourth career Masters title and seventh singles title this season.
Rolex spokesperson Jannik Sinner wins the 2024 Shanghai Rolex Masters © Rolex/Jianyi Li
During this year’s Masters, Roger Federer, the Rolex spokesperson and the first Swiss player to win 20 Grand Slam men’s singles titles, appeared on the court and presented a “Super Friends Night” with three local Chinese stars.
Rolex’s support for tennis can be traced back to the 1978 Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Over the next 45 years, Rolex maintained a meaningful partnership with tennis. In 2009, Rolex began its deep relationship with this Asian tennis event. In the same year, the Masters was held in Shanghai for the first time. In 2010, Rolex became the title sponsor of the event. It even announced last year that it would continue to sponsor the Shanghai Masters for the next ten years.
Yangzi Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Wu Di
