In the AVIV Watergen Open 2022 final, Djokovic defeated Marin Cilic after 2 sets with 6-3, 6-4 ratios to win the championship. This is Nole's 3rd ATP title this year (after Italy Open and Wimbledon), and the tournament for the first score he was crowned in the 2022 season.
The AVIV Watergen Open 2022 championship is also the 89th ATP title in the career of the Serbian tennis player. Djokovic is currently only inferior to Rafael Nadal 3 titles and inferior to Roger Federer 14 titles on the rankings of the players with the most ATP tour championship in history.
Aviv Watergen Open 2022 is the 127th ATP tournament in Nole career. Meanwhile, Nadal experienced 130 tournaments to give himself 92 championships. This figure of Federer is 157 prizes.
At Aviv Watergen Open 2022, Djokovic showed a destructive form when he did not lose a set on the journey to the championship. With the victory in the indoor tournament in Israel, the former No. 1 in the world became the first player to be crowned in all 3 pitches (land, grass, hard grass) in 2022.
“My goal is to win the tournaments I joined and I am very happy that around me there is a team of people who make sure I am in the best state to become a competitive candidate for titles.
That's why I went to Israel. My intention is to try to win the championship. This is the first time I have come back to play since the Davis Cup more than 15 years ago. So being lifted in this tournament is a really great experience, ”Nole shared.
After Aviv Watergen Open 2022, Djokovic will come to Kazakhstan this week to attend the Astana Open. Here, he will have to compete with other tennis players in the top 10 ATP such as Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas or Andrey Rubleev.
