Novak Djokovic 'super pumped' for season finale after Astana Open win over Stefanos Tsitsipas

Novak Djokovic says he is feeling “super pumped” to finish 2022 on a high note after winning his second successive title at the Astana Open. Djokovic looked in fine form as he won Sunday's final 6-3 6-4 against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Ad The 21-time Grand Slam champion missed all of the North American hard-court summer, including the US Open, as he is unvaccinated so was unable to travel to Canada or the USA.

ATP AstanaDjokovic cruises past Tsitsipas to win Astana Open, qualifies for Tour Finals8 HOURS AGO But on his return after three months away he won the Tel Aviv Open, and he followed that up with his 90th career title at the Astana Open. “I could not ask for a better restart of the season,” Djokovic said afterwards. “I’m super pumped and motivated to end the season as well as I have done these past couple of weeks.” Djokovic cruises past Tsitsipas to win Astana Open, qualifies for Tour Finals Swiatek stunned in thrilling Ostrava Open final Djokovic needed just 76 minutes to beat Tsitsipas in the final, improving his head-to-head record against the Greek to 8-2.

The win secures Djokovic’s place at the season-ending ATP Finals as he is guaranteed to finish in the top 20 in the race, which is enough as he is also a Grand Slam winner this year at Wimbledon. Djokovic is fifth in the all-time standings for most titles won behind Jimmy Connors (109), Roger Federer (103), Ivan Lendl (94) and Rafael Nadal (92). Asked whether he could ever imagine he would win so many tournaments, Djokovic replied: “I dared to dream, actually.