Novak Djokovic: With a straightforward victory against Russia’s Andrey Rublev in Turin on Wednesday, Novak Djokovic advanced to the tournament’s last four for the 10th time.
Highlights
- For the tenth time, Djokovic has advanced to the final four of the ATP Finals
- On Wednesday in Turin, Djokovic defeated Rublev 6-3, 6-2
- Djokovic clinched the top spot in the Green Group with the victory
With a straightforward victory against Andrey Rublev in Turin on Wednesday, Novak Djokovic advanced to the final four of the ATP Finals for the tenth time.
The world number one beat fifth seed Rublev 6-3, 6-2 to earn his 50th match win of the year, tying Roger Federer’s record of six victories at the season-ending event. Djokovic has clinched first place in the Green Group after a string of straight-set triumphs.
Novak Djokovic:
“I served well (and) that helped tremendously,”
“I wanted to put him out of his comfort zone, taking away the time and mix up the pace. It was a great performance overall.”
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Casper Ruud of Norway will face British alternative Cameron Norrie later in the day.
Djokovic, 34, is hoping to finish off a spectacular year in which he narrowly missed out on completing a calendar Grand Slam after losing in the final of the US Open to Daniil Medvedev.
On Friday, he plays Norrie in his final round-robin encounter.
With the Russian incumbent champion sitting atop the Red Group, a rematch with second-ranked Medvedev in the final in Italy is still a possibility.
Novak Djokovic is attempting to win back-to-back titles after winning the Paris Masters earlier this month, defeating Medvedev in the final
The Serb hasn’t won the ATP Finals since 2015, losing finals to Andy Murray and Alexander Zverev in 2016 and 2018, respectively, as well as a thrilling last-four match with Dominic Thiem last year.
“Winning the first set, I put additional pressure on him. And I started to maybe play more consistently from the back of the court,” Novak Djokovic added:
Norrie had previously taken the place of Stefanos Tsitsipas. In the draw when the Greek star withdrew due to an elbow ailment.
After refusing to speak on the issue following his initial loss to Rublev. World number four confessed on Wednesday that the injury that prompted him. To quit from his first match in Paris was still bothering him.
Despite playing one fewer match than his opponents, Djokovic’s victory gives Norrie a chance to reach the semis.
In the other group, Italian youngster Jannik Sinner is in a similar situation. After replacing the injured Matteo Berrettini and then defeating Hubert Hurkacz on Tuesday.
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