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Novak Djokovic defeated Milos Raonic in 3 sets with 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4 in the final of the ATP 1000 tournament in New York.
It was a bespoke start for Milos Raonic (ATP 30) in the deciding set of the final of the ATP 1000 tournament, which moved from Cincinnati to New York. With his aggressive return game, Raonic Novak Djokovic (ATP 1) faced serious problems and made it 2-0 in the third set.
Preliminary decision? No way! As a result, Djokovic increased the pace significantly, living up to his reputation as a defensive artist. Suddenly he was Raonic again, facing an impossible task. 4 games and 2 breaks later it was already 4: 2 for Djokovic, in the end the world number 1 won the third set 6: 4.
It really was not the best game for “Djoker”, he seemed tired after the three-hour semifinal against Roberto Bautista Agut. At times, the Serb made an unusually high number of mistakes, often giving his counterpart time to act. But, as is often the case, Djokovic played harder when he seemed most distraught.
Until the beginning of the second set it seemed that Raonic would advance into the final. The 29-year-old Canadian won the first set 6: 1. Djokovic did not find his way into the game and committed 4 double errors in the first round alone.
Even at the beginning of sentence number 2, the world number 30 seemed to have the action under control. But then Djokovic, who had previously had neck problems, brought it up. With his first break opportunity of the game, “Nole” made the breakthrough on serve to 4: 2 and couldn’t miss the second set.
Djokovic remains undefeated
Except for the brief period of weakness at the beginning of the third set, Djokovic subsequently showed strong tennis and thus won the title in New York. For the Serbs it was victory number 23 (!) This year in a row. No player could beat the world number 1 this season. For Raonic it was the seventh final loss in a row.
So it goes
Despite the end of the tournament in New York, the tennis entourage has not yet left the American metropolis. On Monday, the US Open will kick off the first Grand Slam tournament since the Australian Open in January this year.
