Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas will face off on Sunday in the Astana final. Novak conquered a weird semi-final against Daniil Medvedev. The Russian player won the first set and he had a match point in the second one before losing the tie-break. Daniil looked fine for the entire match when he suddenly retired at the beginning of the third set.
During the on-court interview, Djokovic confessed that he was shocked when he learned that Medvedev would not have played the third set.
“I’m shocked, really,” Djokovic confessed. “He looked completely fine, but maybe the last seven or eight, points I saw him move slower. I really hope that his injury is nothing too serious. I know Daniil, he’s a great guy, he’s a fighter, and he’s a big competitor.
He told me that he pulled an adductor muscle in his leg.”
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Djokovic in Astana, ranking, and results in 2022
LWWWWWWLWW Ranked world no.7, Novak has managed to achieve a 32-6 win-loss record in 2022. Novak is currently playing in Astana where he conquered the world no.81 Cristian Garin 6-1 6-1, the world no.34 Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3 6-1, the world no.18 Karen Khachanov 6-4 6-3 and the world no.4 Daniil Medvedev 4-6 7-66 0-0 ret..
Novak Djokovic will square off with the world no.6 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final on Sunday at 4:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current head to head is 7-2 for Djokovic.
Novak conquered 3 titles in 2022 in Rome, in Wimbledon and in Tel Aviv. Djokovic got to the final in Belgrade (Serbia Open).
Djokovic won 89 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 15 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas in Astana, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.6, Tsitsipas achieved a 51-18 win-loss record in 2022. Stefanos is participating in Astana where he conquered the world no.221 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-4, the world no.152 Luca Nardi 7-62 7-63, the world no.10 Hubert Hurkacz 7-68 6-3 and the world no.9 Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-4 6-3.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete against the world no.7 Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday at 4:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Their actual record is 7-2 for Djokovic.
Tsitsipas has won 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and in Mallorca. Tsitsipas was the finalist in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament), in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) and in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open).
The Greek won 9 titles in his career: 4 on clay courts, 4 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas clashed against each other 9 times. Their current head to head is 7-2 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-0 7-6(5) in the final in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 15th of May 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
