Djokovic Sweats to Win, Securing Year-End No. 1 Ranking

Novak Djokovic sweated to beat Holger Rune in three sets at the ATP Finals in Torino: he won 7-6, 6-7 and 6-3. Thus, he ensured that he would finish 2023 in first place in the ATP ranking. The fact that the Dane managed to impose his rhythm in several passages of the match and that the chance was at stake for Nole to end the year at the top of the list, caused the Serbian to have a fit of fury at one point in the match. .

The top winner in Grand Slam competitions (with 24) approached his bench, took two rackets and broke them with one blow with his foot. Then, he left them lying behind his location. The fans, who supported him for much of the match, gave him a thunderous whistle at that moment.

Well, once Djokovic achieved the victory and was guaranteed to finish as No. 1 a year for the eighth time in his career (it is a record; he is followed by Pete Sampras, with 6); After greeting his rival and thanking heaven, he took the microphone and apologized for his angry gesture.

“I was very emotional, I apologize, especially to the children, I have broken two rackets, sometimes there is too much tension,” he apologized. “Luckily I found a way to win, Holger showed courage and went long. I felt the weight that if he won he could finish as No. 1. Surely it contributed to there being so much tension on the court,” he added, implying that the main objective of the match influenced his peak of fervor.

* Nole’s celebration after the victory

“With him -by Rune) I feel like I collide with a mirror. I am happy that you let me win this match,” he praised his opponent, who occupies the No. 8 position on the roster, and is one of the tennis players called to star in the renewal of the circuit. The Serbian, who won three of the last four Grand Slams and was champion of the 2022 ATP Finals, made his speech in perfect Italian and ended bathed in a sincere applause from the spectators.

After the victory, in the Green Group, Djokovic accumulates a victory, like Jannik Sinner, although the Italian did not give up a set. The aforementioned Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas appear in the same area. On the other side, in the Red Group, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev emerge, who will make their presentation this Tuesday.

Another image of Nole’s reaction (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)
2023-11-13 01:50:00
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