Former ATP No. 1 Novak Djokovic continued his perfect run from the Tournament of Champions by defeating Daniil Medvedev in three sets 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-2).

The Serb needed more than three hours to defeat Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, who had a modest tournament, losing all 3 matches in Turin.

Novak Djokovic, undefeated at the Tournament of Champions – Taylor Fritz, opponent in the semifinals

No. 8 in the ATP rankings, Nole has had an exceptional journey in Turin, where he has so far achieved 3 successes out of all possible.

After a victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas (3 ATP, 6-4, 7-6) and success against Andriy Rublev (7 ATP, 6-4 6-1), Djokovic played an honorable match against Daniil Medvedev, who lost in the decider. .

Djokovic was in complete control of the first set and kept Medvedev at bay, but in the second set, the Russian got his act together and managed to win the second set. Nole twice asked for the doctor’s intervention.

The decisive player followed, as close and as hard as the other. Both athletes went head-to-head until it came to a tie-break again, where Djokovic won this time.

On Friday night, Andriy Rublyov and Stefanos Tsitsipas will fight for another spot in the boxing competition in a match scheduled for 10:00 p.m.

Tournament of Champions – Red Group, standings in real time

* Wins – losses / won – lost sets

1. Novak Djokovic 3-0 / 6-1

2. Andriy Rublev 1-1 / 2-3

3. Stefanos Tsitsipas 1-1 / 2-3

4. Daniil Medvedev 0-3 / 3-5

Tournament of Champions – Records

• Most titles (in singles): Roger Federer (6)
• Oldest champion: Roger Federer, 30 years old, 2011
• Youngest champion: John McEnroe, 19, 1978
• Highest-ranked champion: 1st: Ilie Nastase (1973), Jimmy Connors (1977), Bjorn Borg (1979-80), John McEnroe (1984), Ivan Lendl (1985-87), Pete Sampras (1994, 1996) -97) , Lleyton Hewitt (2002), Roger Federer (2004, 2006-07), Novak Djokovic (2012, 2014-15) and Andy Murray (2016).
• Champion with the lowest rating: 12th place: David Nalbandyan, 2005.
• Most wins: Roger Federer (59).