On the evening of October 9, Novak Djokovic entered the final of Astana Open 2022 against Stefanos Tsitsipas. This is the tournament of the 3rd ATP Tour consecutive that the Serbian player came to the last match. Two previous tournaments, Wimbledon and Tel Aviv Open, Nole both won the championship.
The competition with Tsitsipas is expected to be difficult with Djokovic. The Greek player is ranked fifth in the world, ranked on Nole 2 steps. But contrary to the prediction, Djokovic only takes exactly 75 minutes to beat Tsitsipas after 2 sets with 6-3, 6-4 ratios to be crowned at Astana Open 2022.
The victory over Tsitsipas extends the series of Djokovic's victories in the tournaments of the ATP Tour system to 16. Astana Open 2022 is also the 90th ATP title in the career of the former Serbian world's No. 1. He is currently only inferior to Rafael Nadal 2 titles on the rankings of the players with the most ATP tour championship in history.
Djokovic pocketed an additional 500 points and more than 350,000 USD after ascending the throne at Astana Open 2022. This championship helped the 35 -year -old tennis player in the top 20 of the world until the end of the season. Thus, Djokovic is officially eligible to attend ATP Finals for 8 best players this year, thanks to winning the Wimbledon championship.
“I can't pray for a better start this season as now. I am very excited and motivated to end the strong season as I have done in the past weeks,” Djokovic shared after winning the 90th ATP title.
After Astana Open, Djokovic will aim to protect the throne at Paris Masters 2022. The tournament takes place from October 31 to November 6.
