Novak Djokovic, in the final of Rome with his 1,000 victories

the serbian Novak Djokovic34 years old and No. 1, and the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, 23 and nº 5, will meet again this Sunday, not before 4:00 pm (Movistar +), on a tennis court. They hadn’t done it for almost a year, when world number one returned from two sets against Greece to become the champion of Roland Garrostitle will be defended for one week.

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For Tsitsipas this is his first time to succeed in Rome Masters 1000 ATP. He did his homework at dawn beating the German Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-3 and 6-3. In the evening, even with a more moderate schedule than in Madrid, Novak Djokovic He signed, at ten -thirty in the evening, his pass in his twelfth final at the Roman Forum Italic beating the Norwegian. Casper Ruud23 years old and number 10, for 6-4 and 6-3 in an hour and 42 minutes.

That was the victory Djokovic’s 1,000, for 203 losses. He is the fifth male professional in tennis to reach this figure, after the American Jimmy Connor (1,274)the Swiss Roger Federer (1,251)the czech Ivan Lendl (1,068) and the Spanish Rafael Nadal (1,051).

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Champion of Rome in 2008, 20111, 2014, 2015 and 2020had another chance to increase the record with 86 ATP titles to 124 finals, to add to his record for Masters 1000 ATP crowns, which is currently 37, one more than Rafa Nadal, his executioner in the Italian capital last edition.

He is on a special mission to Paris Djokovic, and it shows. Maximum concentration, an increasingly circular tennis, close to the near -perfection he will need to aim for the third Musketeers Cup. After the lost final in Belgrade against Andrew Rublevhad a great semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz in Madrid. And he took another step forward.

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He immediately tied Casper Ruud, who delivered his entrance service when throughout the tournament he won 36 of 37 service appearances, coming from 9 of 10 break balls. At one point the Balkans were 5-1, at will.

Nordic reacted 3-0 phase, 13 of 18 points. A moment of his own inspiration, Djokovic benefited from a serve break when he served for a set at 5-2. ‘Nole’ amended it to close 6-4. Regularity, always involved in the game, ended in the second set without much difficulty.

Djokovic and Tsitsipas, facing off for the ninth time, with a 6-2 favor over the Serbian, 3-0 on clay (Madrid 2019 final, Roland Garros 2020 semis and the 2021 final, their previous date).