Djokovic wins Astana Open

Final day in Astana.

2022 Astana Open, an ATP 500 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Astana, Kazakhstan, 3-9 October 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):

Kwon Soon-woo who defeated James Duckworth 7-6(6) 6-3

Final:

Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) (Greece) v wildcard Novak Djokovic (4) (Serbia)

Of the nine previous contests between the players, Djokovic won seven, including the last six.

The most recent was in the final of this years Rome Masters 1000.

The first set was dominated for seven games by the serve of both players.

Djokovic won 16 of 19 points on his serve, Tsitsipas 12 of 14.

Against the flow of the match, Tsitsipas dropped serve when at the line 3-4.

Djokovic served out the set to love 6-3.

Tsitsipas saved two break points in the third game of set two.

He was broken in the fifth game.

Djokovic served at 5-4 for the match,

Tsitsipas saved two match points, but couldn’t save a third, and Djokovic won the match 6-3 6-4.

This was title number 90 for Djokovic, and the fourth in 2022.