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Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in only 76 minutes at the Astana Open final in Kazakhstan to claim his 90th ATP title. Djokovic has been in fantastic form following a lengthy break after being blocked from the US Open as a result of his vaccination status, winning two titles in two weeks after his dominant performance at the Tel Aviv Open.
Taylor Fritz beat his friend and US rival Frances Tiafoe in two closely fought sets to win the Japan Open on Sunday, saying "I had to play my absolute best to beat him today".
Frances Tiafoe battled past unseeded Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea on Saturday in three sets to reach the Japan Open final - but admitted it was not pretty viewing.
Japan Open semifinals in straight sets on Friday, clinching each with an ace to beat Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0, 6-4. The fourth-seeded Tiafoe faces unseeded Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea in the last four on Saturday in Tokyo. The American, who beat Rafael Nadal at the US Open on the way to his first Grand Slam semi-final, said he had been "solid from the start" of the 71-minute quarter-final.
It's around this time of the year that the ATP Finals conversation hots up — but Italian hopes right now are lukewarm. There's one month of the season remaining and Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini have work to do to qualify for Turin. Ad Sinner is currently 12th in the standings, 390 points behind eighth-placed Alexander Zverev.
Despite his slow start, the maverick Australian emerged victorious in typical crowd-pleasing style, showing off with aggressive aces and some exaggeratedly effortless points. The 27-year-old, who was knocked out in the last eight at the US Open, said that despite Majchrzak breaking his serve, there was "never really doubt in my mind that I was going to win". "I've barely been broken all year," so when "the opponent doesn't really do much to break me it's quite frustrating," he said after the 1h 21min match.
Tomas Berdych believes Roger Federer is a “bigger icon” than Rafael Nadal and will leave a “bigger mark” on tennis than Novak Djokovic as he weighed in on the GOAT debate. Federer ended his career on 20 Grand Slam titles after retiring from tennis at the Laver Cup in September with a doubles match which he played alongside Nadal. Ad Going into 2023, it’s Nadal who leads the way in the majors count with 22 Grand Slam singles titles and Djokovic just one behind on 21.
US Open champion Alcaraz suffered his first straight-sets defeat since November last year as Goffin made the most of his second chance as a lucky loser. Alcaraz, 19, was playing his first ATP tournament since his victory in New York that saw him become the youngest ever world number one. He played in last month's Davis Cup, winning one of his two singles rubbers as Spain claimed a place in the quarter-finals.