ESPNtenis.com Nov 12, 2023, 8:46pm Read: 2 min.
Djokovic caught it with his rackets.Getty Images.
Novak Djokovic (1° del global ranking) He beat Holger Rune (10th), in his first participation in the Green Group of the ATP Nitto Finals 2023, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1) and 6-3, in three hours and four minutes of play. Despite the victory, and having ensured finishing the year at the top of the world rankings, Nole had moments of great tension in the match.
At the beginning of the third set, unable to confirm the initial break he had achieved, Djokovic exploded with fury and retaliated violently with two of his rackets, which ended up cracked. This, after a phenomenal point from Rune, which raised the ovation of the entire Turin stadium.
Going through the bad times, the Serbian recovered and, for the eighth season in his career, will end the year as number one: 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2023, were all the precedents. Now, with this goal achieved, he will seek to win his seventh crown at the ATP Finals and surpass Roger Federer.
In the other match of the day, Jannik Sinner (4th) defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (6th) 6-4, 6-4 and he is the leader of the area, since, unlike Novak, he did not concede sets.
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2023-11-12 23:52:21
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