If Casper Ruud defeats Andrey Rublev Saturday evening, that outcome will also clinch the year-end finish for Djokovic. I'm going to obviously try my best."ĭjokovic is seeking his fifth title of the year, an achievement that would guarantee he ends the 2022 season inside the Top 5 despite missing two majors and receiving zero points for his Wimbledon triumph. Of course, the last match of the season, I'm going to give it all. I'm very happy to be able to compete for another big trophy, one of the biggest ones that we have in our sport," Djokovic told press. "I was looking forward to being in this position. He's now won 13 of the 15 sets they've played, including all four tiebreaks. The Serbian remained unbeaten against Fritz, improving to 6-0 in their head-to-head series. The 21-time major champion edged the American, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6), to reach the championship match for the eighth time and first since 2018. It’s an honour to share the court with you again and compete with you,” Norrie said, addressing Alacaraz at the trophy presentation.Novak Djokovic will play for a record-tying sixth Nitto ATP Finals trophy after winning the first semifinal in Turin over Taylor Fritz on Saturday afternoon. “The match could have gone either way, but I managed to run a little bit more and it was a really good match. As well as the finals of the Rio and Argentina Opens, he lost to Richard Gasquet in the final of the Auckland Open in January. Norrie currently leads the tour in wins in 2023, with 18 victories and three losses. “A set and a break down and 0-30 on my serve, I was looking done there and I managed to flick a switch and turn it around, so it was a good day.”
“So special to win this one, especially I’d lost a couple finals already this year and I had to do it the tough way,” Norrie said.
Alcaraz also appeared to be struggling with a leg injury in the latter stages of the match. He did it the hard way on Sunday, coming back from a set and a break down before breaking Alcaraz late in the final set to claim victory. The victory gave Norrie the fifth ATP title of his career, and his first since he won the Lyon Open in May 2022. Alcaraz would have tied Novak Djokovic in points at the top of the ATP rankings if he had won on Sunday, although the Serb would still have been No 1 due to other results.
0 kommentar(er)
