the serbian Novak Djokovicwithout major problems and as the forecasts pointed out, he beat the Croatian Marin Cilic 6-3 and 6-4 to win the title in Tel Aviv, the third he has achieved so far this year after Masters 1,000 in Rome and Wimbledon. It took Djokovic an hour and 34 minutes to seal his first win of the hard-court exercise and bring his career trophies total to 89.
Without losing his serve throughout the match and with brilliant moments in his game, Djokovic raised the abysmal difference with the Croatian in the clashes between the two. It was the twenty-first duel and the former number one in the world won for the nineteenth time.
In no case did he give Cilic, the second favorite, an option, who is still without winning a title in 2022. His last successes were last year, in Saint Petersburg and Stuttgart.
With his third trophy of the season under his arm, Djokovic now goes to the Astana tournament, in Kazakhstan, from this year in the 500 category. He will meet the number one in the world, the Spanish Carlos Alcarazthe Russian Daniil Medvedev and the greek Stefanos Tsitsipasamong others