Novak Djokovic v Diego Schwartzman: ATP Tour Finals – Live! | Sport

Novak Djokovic 6-3 5-1 * Diego Schwartzman. Djokovic advances through another quick catch with more serve. This time he escaped to 15, sealing it with a great unreturned serve on the T.

Novak Djokovic 6-3 * 4-1 Diego Schwartzman. Sadly for Schwartzman, he just doesn’t have enough weaponry to upset Djokovic at this level. 30-30, Djokovic finally advanced after a beautiful backhand down the line, delicately finishing the point with a beautiful volley. Schwartzman then overcame a forehand at the break point to seal the double break. This is all over.

Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-1 * Diego Schwartzman. Schwartzman started the game really well, continuing to pick up the pace with his groundstrokes and taking the ball early. He hit a forehand down the line to lead 0-15, but after another positive point he moved to the net and let Djokovic’s backhand cross shot go away, which he landed.

Schwartzman went 30-30, but Djokovic handled the pressure brilliantly. At 30-30, he found a lovely 1-2 serve forehand. At the point of the game, his length on both groundstrokes was delicious and he finally forced a backhand error. A half chance for Schwartzman comes down to nothing.

Novak Djokovic 6-3 * 2-1 Diego Schwartzman. Schwartzman stops the streak of games against him at 5, closing the cellar with his first ace of the afternoon. Very good serve from him, taking the ball early and pushing the Serbian behind the baseline at all times. He desperately needs more of that just to get a chance.

Novak Djokovic 6-3 2-0 * Diego Schwartzman. Djokovic consolidates the break in the blink of an eye, closing a quick love grab with a beautiful line-winning backhand followed by an open ace. Everything flows.

Novak Djokovic 6-3 * 1-0 Diego Schwartzman. Djokovic’s game is starting to flow here and he has now won four straight games in a row. Deuce, separated the deference of Schwartzman, taking an error with a big right hand. At the breaking point, he calmly threw a drop shot and lob combination, before moving to the net and closing the point with a solid overhead.

Despite Djokovic’s only problem, that was a solid game of tennis. Schwartzman tried his best to stay with No. 1, but he just couldn’t keep up at all times. Djokovic finished the set 30-30 with a fiery backhand that ended with a point on the line, followed by another unreturned serve.

Novak Djokovic * 5-3 Diego Schwartzman. Djokovic breaks and will serve for the first set.

Schwartzman immediately fell 0-30 but responded incredibly well to danger, finding his first serve and snatching the initiative early behind him, moving to 40-30 with a winner over the top. But from there, it got a bit complicated. He made consecutive unforced errors to give Djokovic a break point lead.

Djokovic came close to taking it on the first question, lining up an angled forehand shot that hit the top of the net and was sent out. On his second break point of the game, Djokovic produced one of the best points of the match by hitting Schwartzman off the court with an incredible inside-in forehand after a long, thoughtful point full of angles and cuts from both. players. A game away.

Novak Djokovic 4-3 * Diego Schwartzman. A sublime grip from Djokovic. From 15-30 down, he just raised his level. First, he smashed Schwartzman’s trusty backhand with a forceful inside-out forehand, then landed a beautiful winning angled volley. At 40-30, he sealed control with a great forehand at the end of the line. How long can Schwartzman stay with him?

Novak Djokovic * 3-3 Diego Schwartzman. That was a grip. Djokovic was swarming at 30-30 after crushing Schwartzman’s forehand as he started another long and grueling rally. Schwartzman responded 30-30 by finding a first serve and stepping in for the next forehand. With excellent serve on the T at game point, he scored another game on the board.

Novak Djokovic 3-2 * Diego Schwartzman. This time there were no problems with Djokovic’s serve. He hits a second love catch of the afternoon, closing it off with a really nice forehand volley after an inside-out forehand.

Novak Djokovic * 2-2 Diego Schwartzman. A very solid Djokovic breaks back. This time, a loose service game from Schwartzman, who committed a weak double fault at 15-30. After Schwartzman saved the first break point, the pair had one of their first extended exchanges, with Djokovic grinding a Schwartzman forehand error with a nice wide shot.

These are two of the best returnees in the business, so the breaks aren’t surprising at all.

Novak Djokovic 1-2 * Diego Schwartzman. A brilliant start from Schwartzman, who snatches the first break to take the lead. Djokovic produced a poor service game, throwing a double fault at 0-15 and then a loose forehand error at 15-30. He saved the first break point well, but the Argentine got it into the net with a short, wicked backhand before stopping it with a forehand shot down the line. Very well done.

Novak Djokovic * 1-1 Diego Schwartzman. A great start from Schwartzman, who tended to open up the nerves with a good grip at 15. From 30-15, he moved Djokovic with his right hand, eventually dragging him off the court with a great right cross. Djokovic allowed a loose backhand error at game point.

Novak Djokovic 1-0 * Diego Schwartzman. Djokovic advances through an easy opening grip to love, finds his first serve well and dismounts with an ace on the T.

The players are on the court. Diego Schwartzman wins the draw and chooses to receive first.

Diego Schwartzman since the tour was resumed:

Cincinnati R2

US Open R1 (after leading two sets against Cameron Norrie)

Kitzbuhel QF (with a goodbye)

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Rome F

Roland Garros SF

Colonia F

Paris QF

By Novak Djokovic Record of wins and losses in opening matches in the ATP Finals: 11-1

Hi! Welcome to our coverage of the second day of the ATP Finals at the O2 Arena. Following Rafael Nadal’s efficient first win against Andrey Rublev yesterday, top seed Novak Djokovic will look to match his former rival here when he takes on rookie Diego Schwartzman.

Djokovic starts as the big favorite. He leads the heads up 5-0 against Schwartzman and the Argentine has never won him a set on hard court.

Still, what time is this for the diminutive Argentine. A few months ago in September, he came back from the tour hiatus in terrible shape, losing to Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the first round of the US Open in straight sets. It wasn’t until he arrived in Rome and faced Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals that he came to life.

After recording his first win against Nadal, he reached the final in Rome and then carried his momentum to Roland Garros, where he reached his first slam semi-final. While some players have struggled through these strange times, Schwartzman has produced the best tennis of his career to reach the top 10 for the first time at age 28. We’ll see if you can surprise today.