Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud will face off for the ATP Finals title on Sunday at 7 p.m. local time. Djokovic can make history by becoming the oldest winner of this competition at 35 years of age, breaking Roger Federer’s record. The Swiss legend conquered this title back in 2011 when he was 30. Nevertheless, there will be something unique in this match because Aurelie Tourte will be the first female to umpire the final of the ATP season’s finale.
Aurelie has an incredible experience not only on the WTA tour but also on the ATP side. She officiated the 2021 French Open men’s singles Final and the 2022 French Open Men’s Double Final. She is also the first Woman to Umpire an ATP 500 Final.
Aurelie was also in the chair when Djokovic defaulted vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta during that weird match of the 2020 US Open.
Djokovic in the Nitto ATP Finals, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked no.8, Novak has managed to achieve a composed 41-7 match record in 2022. The Serbian ended his run in the round-robin after defeating Taylor Fritz 7-65 7-66.
Novak Djokovic will play the world no.4 Casper Ruud in the final on Sunday at 7:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Their current record is 3-0 for Djokovic.
Novak has won 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, in Wimbledon, in Tel Aviv and in Astana. Djokovic was the finalist in Belgrade (Serbia Open) and in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters).
The Serbian 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
At the moment ranked no.
4, Casper has managed to achieve a 51-21 win-loss record in 2022. The Norwegian ended his run in the round-robin after defeating Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4.Casper Ruud will fight against the world no.8 Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday at 7:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Their head to head is 3-0 for Djokovic.
Casper clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, in Geneva and in Gstaad. The Norwegian reached the final in Miami (Miami Open), at the French Open and at the U.S. Open.
Casper 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. The head to head is 3-0 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 14th of May 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud |
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