Published 16:20 IST, October 5th 2019
Djokovic enters Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships final
World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic booked his spot in the final of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2019 after defeating David Goffin
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October 5: World number one tennis player vak Djokovic booked his spot in final of Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. He defeated 2017 Tokyo champion David Goffin 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 29 minutes. Playing in Tokyo for first time, Djokovic is aiming to win his 10th title on a tournament main draw debut. 10 or players who held .1 ATP rankings have alrey won Tokyo finals. Currently, he is tied with Swiss player Roger Federer with 45 third-most tour-level wins in this season. 2018 Tokyo champion Daniil Medvedev les ATP Tour with 54 victories.
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Quick start
Djokovic got off to a quick start against his seeded opponent. He never relinquished le and his first set lasted just 46 minutes. He used his famed defence to utilize second set really well. He got better results from his first delivery, winning 34 out of 39 first-serve points, which is a whopping 87%. Djokovic continued his dream run by t dropping a single set through matches so far. ne of his 8 sets have gone to a tie-break.
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Djokovic reacts
He expressed satisfaction over his performance after match. Conceding that match was tough, he also ackwledged challenge of facing Australian player John Millman in final. Djokovic ted that Millman was a real fighter.
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He said, "I’m very satisfied with way I’ve been playing whole week," Djokovic said. "It’s been a very positive week on court, off week as well. Hopefully, I’ll be able to crown it tomorrow with a trophy. Djokovic ded, "I expected it (to be tough). Obviously, he was in good form and played really well against Chung yesterday in quarters. conditions are playing quick here. surface doesn’t bounce that much, so you’ve got to be very low and quick on return as well. It definitely was t easy when both of us were serving well." On facing Millman, he opined, "He’s a very solid player. I saw today that he h a very good, solid win against Opelka, who was in form and is never easy to play against because he has such a big serve. And Millman is someone that is fighting hard, he’s a real fighter on court. He never gives up. He has a positive attitude, he runs for every ball and he makes you play. So, it’s going to be again a baseline battle and I’m hoping I can serve as well as I did throughout week because that’s something that is going to be needed."
15:33 IST, October 5th 2019