Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud will clash on Sunday for the title of the ATP Finals in Turin at 7 p.m. Novak Djokovic has won this tournament 5 times and he is used to playing for big titles. Nevertheless, Casper is confident that also the Serbian legend will feel some pressure. In addition, Djokovic has been struggling with his fitness for the entire week and therefore, he may not trust his condition.
Talking about the upcoming final, Casper commented:
“He’s a player that doesn’t have many weaknesses at all, but you know he’s human. He’s had a great year even though he’s been unfortunate with everything going on for him. But he is human. He lost two weeks ago to Rune in the final, so it’s not like he plays these finals every day of his career and his life.
I am sure he will also feel a little bit of pressure. There’s a lot on the line. Ranking-wise I’m maybe ahead of him but I feel like the underdog. He has won this tournament five times and I’ve seen them all on TV and how great he played.”
Djokovic in the Nitto ATP Finals, ranking, and results in 2022
LWWWLWLWWW Ranked world no.8, the Serbian achieved a 41-7 win-loss record in 2022. Novak ended his run in the round-robin after defeating Taylor Fritz 7-65 7-66.
Novak Djokovic will compete against the world no.4 Casper Ruud in the final. Their record is 3-0 for Djokovic.
The Serbian has won 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, in Wimbledon, in Tel Aviv and in Astana. Djokovic got to the final in Belgrade (Serbia Open) and in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters).
Djokovic won 90 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 16 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Ruud in the Nitto ATP Finals, ranking, and results in 2022
WWWLWWWWLW Now the world no.4, Ruud owns a compiled 51-21 record in 2022. Casper ended his run in the round-robin after defeating Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4.
Casper Ruud will compete against the world no.8 Novak Djokovic in the final. Their record is 3-0 for Djokovic.
Casper clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, in Geneva and in Gstaad. Ruud was the finalist in Miami (Miami Open), at the French Open and at the U.S. Open.
The Norwegian won 9 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 8 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud squared off 3 times. Their current head to head is 3-0 for Djokovic. The last time they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 14th of May 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud |
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