Novak downs Wawrinka to reach quarter-finals in Rome
Nole earned his 998th career win on Thursday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, moving past Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals in Rome. He will play against Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN, 8) on Friday for a spot in the last four.
Novak leads Italian Open field
The ATP Masters 1000 tournament takes place from May 8 to May 15 at Foro Italico in Rome. As a top seed, Novak has a first round BYE. He will open his campaign in R2 against world no.34 Aslan Karatsev (RUS, H2H 1-1).
Nole presented with year-end no.1 trophy for a record seventh time!
Djokovic clinched historic seventh year-end no.1 finish as a crown to another exceptional season in which he won five titles.
Novak makes winning start at Nitto ATP Finals in Turin
Novak got his Turin season finale campaign off to a good start against Casper Ruud, with a 7:6, 6:2 victory in his opening round-robin match on Monday. The Serbian star moved to 1-0 in Green Group, as well as Andrey Rublev (RUS, 5) who outplayed Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE, 4).
Nitto ATP Finals: Novak in GREEN Group with Tsitsipas, Rublev and Ruud
The Nitto ATP Finals is the year-end climax to the ATP Tour season. The tournament will be held at Turin’s Pala Alpitour stadium, Italy’s largest indoor sporting arena, from November 14 to November 21.
Hopman Cup: Serbia wins opening tie
Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic beat Italy in their opening Hyundai Hopman Cup tie. They next meet Australia (January 2).
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