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Djokovic beats Ruud to win record-equalling sixth ATP finals title

Sunday, Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud of Norway 7-5, 6-3 to win his record-tying sixth ATP Finals championship. As a result, Djokovic ...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief November 21, 2022
Updated November 21, 2022 at 10:28 AM
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Djokovic beats Ruud to win record-equalling sixth ATP finals title

Sunday, Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud of Norway 7-5, 6-3 to win his record-tying sixth ATP Finals championship.

As a result, Djokovic received the largest tennis salary ever ($4,740,300) for winning the final tournament of the season without losing.

Djokovic won the title for the first time since 2015 in front of an enthusiastic crowd after clinching victory with his ninth ace.

“Got to stay focused the entire match, every single point, the momentum can switch to the other side really quickly,” the Serbian said in a televised interview after the match.

“The fact that I waited seven years makes this victory even sweeter,” he added as he matched Roger Federer’s haul of six titles in the season-ending event.

The 23-year-old Ruud enjoyed the best tennis of his career in 2022 and battled toe-to-toe with the 21-time major winner early on.

But he produced two clumsy errors to hand Djokovic the break at the end of the first set.

Djokovic put his foot on the accelerator from there on, harnessing his mighty forehand to break Ruud in the fourth game of the second set.

The Norwegian threw everything he had at the veteran in a 36-shot penultimate rally but the Wimbledon champion was simply too sharp.

He outlasted his opponent in the marathon exchange to hold his arms out wide after clinching the title.

The 35-year-old Djokovic is the oldest player to win the title and said the tournament did not leave him unscathed after a gruelling three-set thriller against Russian Daniil Medvedev en route to the semi-finals.

“It was not easy to recover and to really be able to play well in the semi-finals in less than 24 hours after that match,” he told reporters.

“It’s an internal battle with myself because there’s one voice that is always telling you ‘you can’t do it, you’re too tired, this and that’, right? The bad guy and the good guy. You try to feed the good guy.”

Djokovic ends the season on a high note after a year of ups and downs.

He was unable to defend his title at the Australian Open in January as he was deported from the country due to his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

His stance also meant he was barred from competing in the US this year, including at the season’s final major — the US Open.

“I look forward to having a couple of weeks off because I was really kind of on the needles an entire year, whether it was for tournaments or waiting for permissions to go somewhere. So, I’m really glad that I managed to end it in a positive way,” said Djokovic, who collected a seventh Wimbledon title in July.

The defeat capped a disappointing end to Ruud’s breakout year.

The Norwegian had also reached the finals at Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows but came off second best.

(Reuters/NAN)

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