ROME: World number one Novak Djokovic claimed his first title in over six months after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 7-6(5) to win the Italian Open on ...
The match could easily have gone to a third set but I managed to find the right shots at the right time to come back into the match. "I surprised myself I can say," Djokovic said. Advertisement
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic revealed that he is delighted with where his game is after he captured a record-extending 38th ATP Masters 1000 crown on Sunday ...
“I could not ask for a better lead-up to Roland Garros really,” Djokovic said. I put in a lot of fitness hours between Serbia and Madrid.” Always a really good week of tennis with a lot of matches, and competitiveness on the court.
Novak Djokovic, who won his first title since November, looks strong heading into the French Open.
Djokovic will face stiff competition next week when he attempts to defend his French Open crown. In January, Djokovic left Australia after losing his legal challenge to compete in the Australian Open while unvaccinated. Djokvoic, who extended his record Masters 1000 title total to 38, last won a championship at the Paris Masters. “This year, it was a particular situation. The French Open begins May 22. Djokovic is the fifth man to reach 1,000 wins, joining Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl.
With the French Open less than a week away, Iga Świątek extends her win streak to 28 matches and Novak Djokovic warms up for Paris with Italian Open titles.
"He deserved to win, but it was really one point that decided the winner. "I go there with the highest ambitions," Djokovic said. Now the 20-year-old Polish player goes to Paris on a completely new level. "That was a close, close match," Djokovic said. Also, I'm gaining experience at that." A week after his defeat to the 19-year-old Alcaraz in Madrid, Djokovic won the Italian Open without dropping a set on Sunday for his first title of the year.
Novak Djokovic raised his first trophy of the year at the Italian Open on Sunday and showed that he's back in top form exactly a week before the French Open ...
Djokovic celebrated with a series of fist pumps as the crowd chanted his nickname: "NO-LE, NO-LE.'' He was beaten by 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz in the Madrid Open semifinals last week. Djokovic needed only a half hour to win the opening set, during which Tsitsipas got so frustrated at one point that he banged his racket against his bag during a changeover and mangled the frame.
Novak Djokovic won his sixth Italian Open title, but Carlos Alcaraz remains a slight better favorite at Roland Garros.
“There’s lots of questions,” Roddick said on Tennis Channel. “There’s a certain foot that we have some interest in. He improved to 13-4 in 2022 and became the oldest Rome champion at 34 years, 11 months and 23 days. "Nadal is my greatest rival of all time,” Djokovic said. “Every single decision he has made, I understand it. The tie-break I was maybe an inch better, but it was a tight, tight tie-break for both of us.” “After that it was a little tighter.
Stefanos Tsitsipas reflects on the Rome final against Novak Djokovic and looks ahead to Roland Garros, where he says Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are the ...
But I will really need to put a bit more attention to detail in the next couple of weeks.” “It really takes the most out of you spiritually and physically when you're out on the court. When it comes to his diet or his everyday life, his tennis, he has everything scheduled out really well,” Tsitsipas said. I don't know if I'm going to get there, but I hope I do with my hard work by the time Roland Garros begins. “He has everything tuned in close to perfection. Stefanos Tsitsipas battled hard on Sunday against Novak Djokovic in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia final.
Novak Djokovic had extra joy following his sixth Italian Open title on Sunday after finding out that his son had won his first ever tournament on the same ...
"I am a Milan fan... There are few solutions that are better than that," he said. "He's doing really well so far, he's in love with the sport. He was up late last night and he was showing me forehands and backhands and how he was going to move, playing shadow tennis. The first official tournament or match always stays very fondly in your memory. "We had a chat the last few days about the routines and the things he should do before a match and leading him into this world...
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“I did everything I can, I hit every corner of the court.” Jabeur has moved up one place in the world ranking to sixth after reaching her second straight final and remains a force for the French Open. And another unlikely comeback bid looked to be on when, a set down, she had three break points in game seven of the second set to take it to 4-3, only to lose the game after wasting another break chance at deuce. Ranked fifth in the world, Tsitsipas was taken apart in the first set and looked oddly reluctant to take on Djokovic, but put up more of a fight in the second right until he threw away the set after serving for the match, succumbing in the tie-break without much resistance.
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World number one Novak Djokovic claimed his first title in over six months after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 7-6(5) to win the Italian Open on Sunday.
He was beaten by 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz in the Madrid Open semi-finals last week. During the trophy ceremony, Djokovic made a special dedication: "Today at 4pm, when we started this match, my son Stefan, who is seven-years-old, was playing his first tennis match. I'm going to Paris with a lot of confidence."
Novak Djokovic won his sixth Italian Open title on Sunday after a straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) in Rome, while Iga Swiatek ...
"It's a very special day obviously. And another unlikely comeback bid looked to be on when, a set down, she had three break points in game seven of the second set to take it to 4-3, only to lose the game after wasting another break chance at deuce. Ranked fifth in the world, Tsitsipas was taken apart in the first set and looked oddly reluctant to take on Djokovic, but put up more of a fight in the second right until he threw away the set after serving for the match, succumbing in the tie-break without much resistance.
The Serbian tennis player is now the fifth man in the Open Era to accomplish the tour-level 1000-win milestone after Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer, ...
He assured that the government is "firmly committed to protecting Australia's borders, particularly in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic." "I can expect a big battle on the court, but I'm ready for it." "I'm really, really blessed and privileged to have that many victories on the Tour."
And with this week's rankings determining the seeds at Roland Garros, he's projected to be the top seed in Paris.
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The Serb hadn't won a tour title since November but was dominant against in-form Tsitsipas in Rome.
The Greek rallied in the second set and broke his opponent for 3-1, only to be pegged back when serving for the set. “I pleasantly surprised myself,” Djokovic said. The 34-year-old has struggled for form in a season that began with him being prevented from competing in the Australian Open due to his Covid-19 vaccine status.