The top seeded Serb defeated the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6:0,7:6(5) in the final of the Masters 1000 tournament in the Foro Italico on Sunday and thus won his 87th ATP title without losing a set. For the “Djoker” it was also the 38th triumph at the highest ATP level, which is a record.
After 97 minutes, Djokovic raised his hands in the air and celebrated after his 1,000th. Tour individual victory from the day before in the semifinals again a two-set victory. However, Tsitsipas missed a 4: 1 or 5: 2 lead in the second round. But Djokovic made it 5: 5 and was then simply more constant in the tie-break.
Emotionally very important winner’s check
It was his sixth Rome title, perhaps his most important: After the extremely difficult start to the season after being expelled from the Australian Open because he had not been vaccinated against Covid-19, it is also an emotionally very important winner’s check for Djokovic. A week before Roland Garros, shortly before his 35th birthday, the Serb only recorded his first triumph of the season.
Whether this will be enough for Paris remains to be seen. Carlos Alcaraz in particular could make it particularly difficult for him, there is a big question mark behind Rafael Nadal’s fitness level.
Source: Nachrichten
