Novak Djokovic claimed his 90th career ATP Tour title by cruising past Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Astana Open in Kazakhstan.
The Serb needed just 76 minutes to win 6-3 6-4 and cement his place at November’s season-ending ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. Victory at the Astana Open was Djokovic’s second consecutive title, after having won the Tel Aviv Open in Israel the previous week. The back-to-back triumphs are an impressive return to the Tour for Djokovic, who missed almost three months and the entire North American hard-court swing, including the US Open, due to his unvaccinated status.
The 21-time grand slam champion is fifth all-time in Tour titles won, behind Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer, Ivan Lendl and Rafael Nadal. Despite dropping to seventh in the world rankings after his absence from tournaments in North America, Djokovic will no doubt go into the prestigious ATP Finals as favorite. “I’m just very grateful and blessed to be able to play this well at this stage of my life,” Djokovic told the ATP after the match.
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