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Russian Andrey Rublev won his fifth ATP Tour title of the year and thus qualified for the season finale of the eight best professional tennis players in London (as of November 15).
The world’s number eight beat Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6: 4, 6: 4 in the Vienna final.
With five tournament victories in Corona 2020, Rublev is now the most successful player of the season ahead of Novak Djokovic (4).
Tournament director criticizes Djokovic
The 23-year-old had previously triumphed in Doha, Adelaide, Hamburg and St. Petersburg. At the Stadthalle in Vienna, Rublev defeated defending champion Dominic Thiem (Austria) in the quarterfinals.
His opponent Sonego had moved into the main field as a lucky loser after qualifying and beat Serbian industry leader Djokovic surprisingly clearly on his way to the final.
Tournament director Herwig Straka criticized the 17-time Grand Slam winner.
“There is no place to be resentful. In principle, we also have a very good relationship, but the way he played on Friday and his subsequent statement at the press conference were unnecessary,” said the Austrian.
Djokovic: “I did what I had to do”
Djokovic gave himself up despite bankruptcy 2: 6, 1: 6 because, in theory, he can only be pushed from first place in the rankings by going to the quarterfinals and thus catching up with record holder Pete Sampras (EE). USA), who six times at the end of the year was on top.
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“I did what I had to do and why I came here. I can live with the result completely and look forward,” Djokovic said after a surprisingly poor performance.
At the Nur-Sultan / Kazakhstan tournament, Australian John Millman won his first title on the professional tour. The 31-year-old Frenchman beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7: 5, 6: 1 in the final.
