Novak Djokovic insisted that he plans "to compete and play next season" despite suffering another loss at the hands of world No. 1 Jannik Sinner on Sunday.
The 37-year-old Serb, who owns a men's record 24 Grand Slam titles, went down 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 against the Italian in the final of the Shanghai Masters.
It was Djokovic's third defeat in his last four clashes against the Australian Open and U.S. Open champion.
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