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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won the Masters title in Rome after a 2-0 win over world No. 15 Diego Schwartzman. The Argentine, who defeated Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, again showed a great game against one of the great stars of the tour, but the Serbian was again impeccable in key moments and won his 36th Masters title, which marked a record for this one. indicator, beating Rafa.
The game started off in an incredible way for the considered outsider Schwartzman. The Argentine again showed a very inspired and aggressive game, which surprised his rival in a very unpleasant way, and soon he led safely with 3-0.
However, Djokovic was not put off at all by the negative development for him. The Serb began to defend himself better and better against Schwartzman’s attacks and gradually began to take the initiative, winning the next two games with relative ease. In the sixth game, the Joker allowed his opponent to make a complete 30-0 change, but still managed to save the ball from Schwartzman, then earned the next two points to make the score 3-3.
The Serbian continued his strong streak and achieved a complete change at 4-3, but Schwartzman managed to stop his opponent’s fight and the tie was restored. In the next game, a breakthrough was opened for the Argentine, which was reflected by Djokovic, who then won the game and went ahead again.
Game 10 turned out to be the longest since the start of the match. In it, Djokovic and Schwartzman exchanged the lead several times, and a set point was opened against the Serbian, which, however, he failed to achieve. After the second consecutive marathon match, the joy this time went to Schwartzman, who did not allow Djokovic to lead the sets and put the score 5-5. However, Djokovic again led 6-5, and in the twelfth game he reached three consecutive points to win the set. Schwartzman saved the first two, but the third attempt was happy for the Joker and thus the first set went to the world account №1.
Schwartzman took the lead in the second set, but Djokovic made a breakthrough and managed a complete change. However, the Argentine tied 2-2, after which the two exchanged another game. It was then that Djokovic struck his decisive blow. The Joker took full control of the game after two consecutive games to zero, and in the ninth game he reached three consecutive championship points. The first two were deflected by Schwartzman, but on his third attempt, the Joker was flawless and triumphed with the title in the Eternal City.
The Serbian was proclaimed champion in Rome for the fifth time, thus breaking his negative streak of three lost finals in the race. It was also the 36th Masters title for the Joker, and he is now the only record holder in this indicator, ahead of Rafael Nadal.
Today, Djokovic has marked another significant achievement. The Serbian has been leading the ranking for 287 weeks, ahead of American legend Pete Sampras. He is now only ahead of Roger Federer, who is 310 weeks at №1 in the world.
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