Djokovic won the oldest match in Masters history

The two veterans set a record by creating the match with the largest total age in the history of the ATP 1000 tournament system (75 years and 139 days). At the age of 37, Cilic still played resiliently, only losing one service game in the entire match. But he still lost after two sets, and became the seventh player to lose 20 matches or more to Djokovic.

"Cilic, when he has a good feel for the ball, is very dangerous and can beat anyone ", Djokovic said after the match. "Today, I was under a lot of pressure. He played better in the first set, not giving me time to breathe. I think I got out of trouble thanks to good serve. " Besides the fulcrum being the serve, Djokovic also played his forehand stably in this match with only three errors. He saved all four break points he faced and took advantage of the opportunity to win the only ball game at the beginning of the second set. Thanks to that, Nole defeated his opponent in just two sets.

Djokovic won the Shanghai Masters four times. He will face Yannick Hanfmann in round three. When asked about the 2025 season, Nole said: "I lost to the two best players in the world, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, but overall I played well at the Grand Slams, reaching the semi-finals in all four tournaments. That speaks to my class and stability. But there is still a part of me that always wants to win and become the best. "

The owner of 24 Grand Slams can Meet Sinner again in the semi-finals if both play well in Shanghai. He said he was not discouraged even though he lost to Sinner many times. "I don't play tennis just to win and win titles, " said the Serbian tennis player. "I want to continue because of the love of the fans and the desire to develop this sport ".

Shanghai Masters lasts nearly two weeks, from October 1-12. This year's tournament is without world number one tennis player Carlos Alcaraz due to injury. "I always oppose extending the Masters 1000 tournament to two weeks, because I don't think that is good for the players, " Nole said about the Masters schedule.. I see many players complaining about the obligation to play in this tournament or that tournament, but then they sign up to play exhibition matches. That's quite contradictory. The tennis world is not united enough. We complain, but don't actually take action to change anything ".