Taylor Fritz is crowned in Tokyo
MADRID, 9 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has been proclaimed champion of the Astana tournament, in the ATP 500 category and played on a hard court, after beating the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-3, 6-4) in the final, a result that makes him raise his wound number 90 in the circuit.
The Balkan, who sealed his ninth straight win after lifting the Tel Aviv trophy last week, needed just 75 minutes to shake off the world number six, who had no break chances throughout the match, all after winning 87% of his points with the first service (33-38) and after signing 15 winners.
A break in the eighth game of the opening set and another in the fifth of the second set were enough for Djokovic to lift his 90th trophy. In addition, he became the fifth player to qualify for the ATP Finals in Turin.
“I feel very grateful and fortunate to play at this level at this point in my life. 35 is not 25. But experience in this type of match and big chances help to focus correctly mentally,” Djokovic explained after the match. match.
For his part, the American Taylor Fritz took the title in the Tokyo tournament, also in the ATP 500 category, by winning a tight final resolved with two tie-breaks over his compatriot Frances Tiafoe (7-6 (3) , 7-6(2)).
With his second wound of the year, Fritz becomes the third player to win at least one ATP 500 and ATP Masters 1000 title in the 2022 season, like Carlos Alcaraz (Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona, Miami and Madrid) and Djokovic (Astaná). and Rome). Also, on Monday he will be the first American to break into the “Top 10” ranking since Jack Sock in 2017.