Novak Djokovicnumber 5 in the world, qualified for the final of the tournament on Friday Athens ATP 250on hard court, after beating the German Yannick Hanfmann by 6-3, 6-4.
The 38-year-old Serbian, first seeded in the Greek tournament, will face the American in the final Sebastian Korda52nd in the world, or the second seed, the Italian Lorenzo Musetticurrent number 9, who is obliged to win the tournament to ensure his presence in the ATP Masters, which will be held in Turin from November 9 to 16.
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The Serbian, who had already touched the ‘break’, He broke his rival’s serve with 3-2 on the scoreboardand maintained its advantage until the end of the set, won 6-3.
In the second set, Djokovic lost his serve at 2-1 but broke the break to tie 3-3. Then, he broke his opponent’s serve the next game and took advantage of it to secure the victory, after 1h18 minutes.
Djokovic, close to Federer and Connors
If Novak wins, he would be just two titles shy of his former Swiss rival’s record. Roger Federer (103 titles) and eight from the American Jimmy Connors (109).
Against Hanfmann, Djokovic ended a four-match losing streak in consecutive semi-finalsat Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open and at the Shanghai Masters 1000.
This Saturday, Djokovic could win his 101st trophy on the main circuitafter having lost the final of the Miami Masters 1000 in March against the Czech Jakub Mensik and having won the ATP 250 in Geneva in May against the Polish Hubert Hurkacz.