Novak Djokovic cruises past Stefanos Tsitsipas to win Astana Open, qualifies for ATP Tour Finals

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.

Ad The 6-3 6-4 win means that Djokovic has now officially secured himself a Top 20 spot in the ATP Finals, joining Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Casper Ruud and Tsitsipas. ATP AstanaMedvedev makes shocking mid-match retirement to give Djokovic victory in thrillerA DAY AGO The loss for Tsitsipas means that his winless run in ATP 500 finals has been extended to nine matches.

The two looked evenly matched early on, but Tsitsipas started showing errors late in the first set and consistently struggled to land his forehand, allowing Djokovic to capitalise and claim a vital break. The 21-time Grand Slam champion's serve consistently put Tsitsipas under pressure, and the Greek star could not cope defensively, with Djokovic moving him all over the court.

Swiatek beats Alexandrova to reach Ostrava Open final Medvedev makes shocking mid-match retirement to give Djokovic victory in thriller Despite the 24-year-old falling 4-2 behind in the second set, he did start to mount a commendable comeback putting late pressure on Djokovic, but he could not hold on and the Serbian served out to claim his 16th consecutive victory in competitive singles. While the on-court interviewer assumed that Djokovic probably never dreamed of winning 90 ATP Tour titles, Djokovic corrected him, saying: “I dared to dream, actually.

«I always hoped that I would be going to have a great career. Obviously, didn’t know