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Novak Djokovic defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas in Astana Open final to win his 90th career ATP title.
Serbian professional tennis player Novak Djokovic has finally claimed his 90th career ATP Tour title by easily defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Astana Open in Kazakhstan.
The Serb won 6-3, 6-4 in just 76 minutes, securing his spot at the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, in November.
Djokovic won the Tel Aviv Open in Israel the week previous, and his victory at the Astana Open marked his second straight triumph.
The victories on consecutive days mark Djokovic’s impressive comeback to the Tour after missing nearly three months and the entire North American hard-court swing, including the US Open, due to his lack of immunizations.
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Behind Rafael Nadal, Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer, and Ivan Lendl in terms of Tour titles won, the 21-time grand slam champion is in fifth place all-time.
Djokovic will undoubtedly enter the prestigious ATP Finals as the favourite, despite falling to seventh in the world rankings due to his absence from tournaments in North America.
After the match, Djokovic told the ATP, “I’m just very grateful and blessed to be able to play this well at this stage of my life,”
“You know, 35 is not the same as 25, but I think the experience probably in these kinds of big matches and big occasions helps as well to approach mentally in the right way.”