"Congrats to Jannik Sinner but the crowd killed Novak Djokovic" - Fans react to Italian ending Serb's 19-match win streak in ATP Finals thriller

Jannik Sinner has defeated World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in a thrilling 2023 ATP Finals clash in Turin, prompting tennis fans to share their reactions.

Sinner beat Djokovic in his second Green Group clash on Tuesday, November 14. With the support of the home crowd, the Italian scripted a magnificent 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-6(2) triumph.

With this win, the World No. 4 moved to the top of his group and improved his prospects of reaching the semifinals. He also ended Djokovic's incredible 19-match winning streak, which began at the Cincinnati Masters.

Tennis fans have now taken to X (formerly Twitter) to share their reactions to the match. One user congratulated Jannik Sinner on his victory but claimed that the crowd disrupted Novak Djokovic's performance by booing him.

"Congrats to sinner but the crowd killed nole," they wrote.

Another echoed similar sentiments, saying Sinner is 'fortunate enough' to be playing in his country.

"The crowd goes wild? Duh. Sinner is fortunate enough to be playing in his home country. Very few players enjoy that type of privilege," the user tweeted.

One account posted:

"Crazy everyone wanted to see NOVAK lose. That just shows you who’s still running this game. I’m a Carlos STAN but I am not dumb. NOVAK is still the best out here."

Here are a few more reactions from tennis fans:

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Novak Djokovic: "Jannik Sinner played his best game and he absolutely deserved to win"

Novak Djokovic hugs Jannik Sinner at the net

During his post-match press conference, Novak Djokovic spoke about his loss to Jannik Sinner and dissected the areas of his game where he went wrong.

"Yeah, he deserved to win because in important moments I wasn't I guess aggressive enough, I wasn't decisive enough," he said. "I gave him opportunity to take the control over the points. Yeah, 5-All third set, 15-30, second serve, I was in the rally and should have stepped in and didn't, and he did."

The Serb added that Sinner deserved the victory and that he should be congratulated. He also shared how he complimented the 22-year-old during their interaction at the net.

"You have to just congratulate him. He just played a fantastic match. That's what I told him at the net. I think in the most important moments, he played his best game and he absolutely deserved to win," he said.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion will next face Hubert Hurkacz on November 16. The Pole replaced Stefanos Tsitsipas, who had to withdraw from the year-end championship due to a back injury.