Djokovic confirms against Tsitsipas his great moment and wins the sixth title in Rome

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In addition to

, absent in Rome after consecutive wins in Barcelona and Madrid, if someone arrives at Roland Garros with his homework done, it is

.

From less to more, from the defeat against

in his Monte Carlo debut to the sixth title at the Foro Italico,

and is playing tennis with an unknown authority since he won the title in Paris in 2021 to do it next at Wimbledon.

He beat

6-1 and 7-6 (5), in one hour and 36 minutes, to win his sixth title in Rome, the first since he won Paris-Bercy last November.

It is his 38th Masters 1000, with which he strengthens himself as the leader in this classification, with two more titles than

.

Djokovic is Djokovic again at the right time, one week before the start of the second big of the season

.

He had been for days, in particular with the victories against

and

that placed him in the final.

In the first set, Tsitsipas, seeded fourth, was less of an enemy than the previous ones.

Short on physique and attitude, as if he still weighed on him the last time he had seen

on the other side of the net, when he lifted two sets from him to take the title at Roland Garros, he was a banshee.

delayed reaction

During that set, Tsitsipas's case was reminiscent of Zverev's last week in Madrid

.

The Greek cannot even wield the extenuating circumstance of having finished his semifinal at dawn.

On Saturday he played before Djokovic, who finished his match against Ruud around half past ten at night.

Tsitsipas outlined a reaction and was not far from taking the final to a third set, because

, sin of sufficiency, let him come and returned to poorly fit the swings of the stands, which tends to lean towards the tennis player who is behind in marker.

The Greek broke in the fourth game of the second set and had a ball to go 5-1, but it was

who got the pulse back in the ninth.

Better with the service, and more alive with his legs, Tsitsipas found Djokovic's backhand and dominated the exchanges.

But his biggest prize was reaching the tiebreaker, where he missed three setbacks, too much concession.

.

His 86th title and his 1,001st victory certify this.

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