{"id":120293,"date":"2019-05-12T20:27:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T18:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=120293"},"modified":"2019-05-13T08:57:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T06:57:22","slug":"novak-wins-third-madrid-title-ties-rafas-masters-1000-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/novak-wins-third-madrid-title-ties-rafas-masters-1000-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak wins third Madrid title, ties Rafa&#8217;s Masters 1000 record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nole is the 2019 Mutua Madrid Open champion!<\/p>\n<p><strong>World no.1 Novak Djokovic won a record-equalling 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title in Madrid on Sunday when he beat young gun Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 in the final.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In his first final since winning the Australian Open at the start of the season, the top-seeded Serb clinched his third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madrid-open.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madrid Masters<\/a> crown against the rising Greek star.<\/p>\n<p>It is Novak&#8217;s second title of the year and 74th career trophy. It is also his 200th victory against a Top 10 opponent (200-90).<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic has produced his best tennis once again in Madrid. The 15-time Grand Slam champion hasn\u2019t dropped a set this week. He found his top level for a third triumph in the capital of Spain, having also emerged victorious in 2011 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgrade native broke Tsitsipas once in each set and won 78% of points on his first serve, having denied his opponent a single break point opportunity. He sealed the win on his fourth match point after one hour and 32 minutes of play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m very pleased. I was saying after yesterday&#8217;s semi-final win that it was a very, very important win for me for my confidence. I wasn&#8217;t playing my best tennis after Australia so I was looking to regain the momentum this week. I started off well. I didn&#8217;t drop a set the entire tournament. I played some of my best tennis here. I&#8217;m looking forward to continuing this streak in Rome,&#8221;<\/strong> Djokovic said after the win.<\/p>\n<p>Match statistics: aces (2-1), double faults (0-1), winners (28-19), unforced errors (18-21), total points won (65-50).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/37A7CLld4lY\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Novak will lead Rafa by 4,170 points when the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/rankings\/singles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATP Rankings<\/a> are released on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next tournament for Djokovic will be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internazionalibnlditalia.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internazionali BNL d\u2019Italia<\/a> (May 12-19).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The four-time former titlist finished semi-finalist at the Rome Masters last year, following a 6-7, 3-6 defeat to Rafael Nadal.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: AFP<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world no.1 won a record-equalling 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title in Madrid on Sunday when he beat young gun Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 in the final. 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