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Phenomenal Djokovic Beats Tsitsipas to Win Madrid Open


Mon 13 May 2019 | 04:03 PM
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Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his third Madrid Open title tying Rafael Nadal’s record for Masters 1000 titles, and further cementing himself as one of the greatest ever.

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Djokovic, whose last title was his 15th Grand Slam victory at the Australian Open last January, won 6-3 6-4, and will now head to the Italian Open in Rome, where he is a four-time champion.

The world No 1 backed up his gruelling semi-final victory against the young Dominic Thiem with another impressive performance to deny 20-year-old Tsitsipas the first Masters 1000 title of his rising career.

Sunday's final was a contest between youth and experience

The Serb had lost his only previous encounter against Tsitsipas in the Rogers Cup last-16 in Toronto, where the three-time ATP Tour winner reached his only previous Masters 1000 final last August.