Tennis star Novak Djokovic faces the US Open in New York undefeated this calendar year. The world number one won the final of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 tournament in New York on Saturday against Canadian Milos Raonic 1: 6.6: 3.6: 4.

The Serbs made the decisive break in the third set to take a 3-2 lead. With a score of 5: 4, he had to fend off a breakball before winning the tournament for the second time after 2018. As in the semifinals against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain, Djokovic had given up the first set.

For Djokovic it was victory number 23 this year and, at the same time, the 23rd on hard court, on the mat where the US Open will also be played starting Monday. Djokovic’s only loss this year came in an unofficial match: on the ill-fated Adria Tour, he lost to compatriot Filip Krajinovic in three sets.

From: APA / ag.