Astana Open final: On Saturday, Daniil Medvedev unexpectedly withdrew from the ATP tournament in Astana, advancing Novak Djokovic to the championship match. Even Djokovic originally seemed astonished when Medvedev retired with the score 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), before the decisive set. I’m pretty astonished, Djokovic stated. “He appeared to be in perfect health, but I saw that he moved more slowly the last seven or eight points.” Unless he felt unable to continue, he wouldn’t end the game.
To win his 90th ATP championship, the 21-time Grand Slam champion will compete against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final on Sunday.
In their nine encounters, Djokovic has prevailed seven times, including in the 2017 French Open final.
Since Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon final, no one has defeated Djokovic in a singles match before Medvedev.
In a gruelling tie-break, Djokovic evened a gripping encounter in which both players gave it their all.
But when Medvedev indicated he was unable to proceed, Djokovic entered his 128th ATP final.
To get to his sixth season final, third seed Tsitsipas defeated Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 earlier.
Being put down was difficult, Tsitsipas said. I had to compete with a really skilled opponent on the other side of the net, so it was a pretty physical match.
seventh seed Due to a break in the opening game of the match, Rublev took the first set.
Tsitsipas improved throughout the match and saved five of six break opportunities before making his move in the tenth game of the second set to force a tiebreaker.
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