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Straits Times
24-05-2025
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ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic gets milestone 100th win with Geneva victory
Tennis - Hamburg European Open - Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany - May 24, 2025 Russia's Andrey Rublev in action during the final match against Italy's Flavio Cobolli REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer Tennis - Hamburg European Open - Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany - May 24, 2025 Italy's Flavio Cobolli in action during the final match against Russia's Andrey Rublev REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 24, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic shakes hands with Poland's Hubert Hurkacz after winning the final REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 24, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during the final match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 24, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning the final match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, Novak Djokovic's 100th career ATP tour title REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Novak Djokovic became the third man in the Open Era to reach 100 career wins, surviving a three-set thriller against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz at the Gonet Geneva Open in Switzerland in Saturday. The Serbian great, seeded second, needed three hours and five minutes to turn back the sixth-seeded Hurkacz 5-7, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) and win at the clay-court ATP 250 event. Djokovic was down 2-4 in the final set but a break of Hurkacz in the eighth game got the match back on serve. Djokovic prevailed despite 52 winners by Hurkacz, which included 19 aces. He now joins the elite group of Jimmy Connors (109 wins) and Roger Federer (103) to hit the century mark. It has been almost 20 years since the 38-year-old won his first tournament, a 2006 victory at Amersfoort in the Netherlands. This was Djokovic's first title since winning the Paris Olympics in 2024, and he now has a victory in a record 20 different seasons. He will be going for his 25th Grand Slam title at the French Open, which begins Sunday in Paris. His first-round opponent is American Mackenzie Mcdonald. Bitpanda Hamburg Open Flavio Cobolli of Italy won his second career title, defeating third-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-2, 6-4 in Hamburg, Germany. In the 90-minute match, Cobolli breezed through the first set in 29 minutes. In the second set, serving for the win at 5-4, Cobolli fended off two match points on the way to the win. He saved six of seven break points on the day, while converting all four of his break chances on Rublev's serve. Rublev, a former Hamburg champion, hit just 10 winners against 23 unforced errors. Cobolli had 25 and 24, respectively. Cobolli won his first title in April in Bucharest, another tournament on clay. --Field Level Media REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
24-05-2025
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ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic gets milestone 100th win with Geneva victory
Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 24, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning the final match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, Novak Djokovic's 100th career ATP tour title REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Novak Djokovic became the third man in the Open Era to reach 100 career wins, surviving a three-set thriller against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz at the Gonet Geneva Open in Switzerland in Saturday. The Serbian great, seeded second, needed three hours and five minutes to turn back the sixth-seeded Hurkacz 5-7, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) and win at the clay-court ATP 250 event. Djokovic was down 2-4 in the final set but a break of Hurkacz in the eighth game got the match back on serve. Djokovic prevailed despite 52 winners by Hurkacz, which included 19 aces. He now joins the elite group of Jimmy Connors (109 wins) and Roger Federer (103) to hit the century mark. It has been almost 20 years since the 38-year-old won his first tournament, a 2006 victory at Amersfoort in the Netherlands. This was Djokovic's first title since winning the Paris Olympics in 2024, and he now has a victory in a record 20 different seasons. He will be going for his 25th Grand Slam title at the French Open, which begins Sunday in Paris. His first-round opponent is American Mackenzie Mcdonald. Bitpanda Hamburg Open Flavio Cobolli of Italy won his second career title, defeating third-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-2, 6-4 in Hamburg, Germany. In the 90-minute match, Cobolli breezed through the first set in 29 minutes. In the second set, serving for the win at 5-4, Cobolli fended off two match points on the way to the win. He saved six of seven break points on the day, while converting all four of his break chances on Rublev's serve. Rublev, a former Hamburg champion, hit just 10 winners against 23 unforced errors. Cobolli had 25 and 24, respectively. Cobolli won his first title in April in Bucharest, another tournament on clay. --Field Level Media
Straits Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Djokovic beats Hurkacz to win 100th title at Geneva Open
Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 24, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during the final match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 24, 2025 Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in action during the final match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 24, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during the final match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 24, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning the final match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 24, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during the final match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth GENEVA, Switzerland - Novak Djokovic battled from a set down to clinch his 100th tour-level title by beating Polish sixth seed Hubert Hurkacz 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2) at the Geneva Open on Saturday. The Serbian, who turned 38 on Thursday, becomes just the third man in the Open Era to win 100 ATP titles after American Jimmy Connors and Swiss Roger Federer. Djokovic's last title came when he won gold at the Paris Olympics last year. The latest triumph comes at the perfect time as the record 24-times Grand Slam champion bids for a fourth crown at the French Open, which starts on Sunday. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
24-05-2025
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Tennis-Djokovic beats Hurkacz to win 100th title at Geneva Open
Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 24, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during the final match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
Straits Times
23-05-2025
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- Straits Times
Djokovic reaches Geneva Open final with 100th title in sight
Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 23, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his semi final match against Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 23, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his semi final match against Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 23, 2025 Britain's Cameron Norrie in action during his semi final match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Tennis - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 23, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his semi final match against Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth GENEVA, Switzerland - Novak Djokovic moved to the brink of his 100th tour-level title after recovering from a second-set blip to beat British qualifier Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-7(6) 6-1 in the Geneva Open semi-finals on Friday. Victory in Saturday's final against Polish sixth seed Hubert Hurkacz would be the perfect end to the record 24-times Grand Slam champion's preparations for the French Open starting on Sunday. Djokovic holds a commanding 7-0 career win-loss record over Hurkacz. Djokovic, who turned 38 on Thursday, unleashed 11 aces and 34 winners in a match against Norrie lasting two hours and 15 minutes. After two tightly-fought sets, Djokovic was ruthless in the decider as he raced into a 3-0 lead before former world number eight Norrie got on the board. Djokovic won the next three games, however, to reach his 143rd ATP Final. "It was the toughest match of the tournament for me so far, three sets," Djokovic said. "(In) the second set, he was a break up and I managed to come back to the tiebreak... But I'm really glad how I regrouped in the third and played the best set of the tournament." Ranked world number six, Djokovic is bidding for a fourth Roland Garros title but has struggled for form since his run to the Australian Open semi-finals in January, when he retired injured. It will be the Serbian's second final this year after the Miami Open, where he lost to Czech teenager Jakub Mensik. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
