Djokovic equals Federer's record and is 'master' of tennis for the sixth time

The 35-year-old Serbian thus ends in the best way a season cut short by his refusal to be vaccinated against covid, winning his second major title of the year after Wimbledon.

Eighth in the ATP ranking during the tournament, Djokovic he will move up to 5th in Monday’s update.

For his part, Casper Ruud lost his third grand final of the year, after Roland Garros and the US Open. But at 23 years old, 2022 is by far the best year of his career, since he reached second place in the ranking after Flushing Meadows and will be third on Monday.

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The match began with a good exchange of blows, with both players holding their serve until the final stretch of the first set, when Djokovic broke his rival’s serve to win the set 7-5.

In the second set, ‘Nole’ was more aggressive at the beginning and broke in the fourth game, going 1-3 up and taking an advantage that he did not waste until he placed the final 6-3 without conceding any ‘break’ points to his rival .

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Thus, Novak Djokovic closed a spectacular week in Turin (Italy) with a full of victoriesthree in the group stage and in their respective semifinals and finals, adding this crown to those obtained in 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

With this undefeated consecrationthe successful Balkan tennis player obtained the largest economic prize ever awarded to a champion in the history of ‘white sport’: $4,740,340.