Novak Djokovic topples Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 7-5 6-3 in the final in Rome on Monday.
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Schwartzman came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Djokovic in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, Novak managed to stage a great comeback to break the Argentine 3 times in the 4th (1-3), in the 6th (3-3) gamein the 12th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
One of the most important stints of the set was when Djokovic won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the game count from 0-3 to 4-3.
The Serbian converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (0-3 30-40), the 5th (2-3 40-A), the 10th (5-4 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Argentine converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40).
They played 87 points. Djokovic was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Diego (46-41). Djokovic dropped 18 points on serve (24-18). On the losing side, Diego conceded 22 points on serve (23-22).
Schwartzman took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Djokovic in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, the Serbian refused to bow to find the way to come back to break the Argentine in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).
The Serbian converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, Schwartzman converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 49 points. The Serbian was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Diego (29-20). Djokovic conceded 10 points on serve (18-10). on the other side of the court, Schwartzman conceded 11 points on serve (10-11).
The Serbian pocketed € 55,200 after reaching this final. He has earned € 205,200 prize money after winning this tournament.
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At the end of the match, Novak scored 75 points vs. Schwartzman’s 61.
Novak was sharp when converting 56% of the break points that he conquered (5/9). On the other side, the Argentine was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (3/6). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the contest.
After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Schwartzman is 5-0 for Novak.
This was the 84th career title for Djokovic. (see list of the title). The Argentine remains with 11 titles. (see list of the title)
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome
Djokovic’s Interview
Tennis Scores in Rome
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