Taylor Fritz was a very difficult opponent for Novak Djokovic, but the Serb found the necessary resources to beat the American after two tie-breaks and qualify for the 2022 Champions Tour final.

Novak Djokovic in the final of the Tournament of Champions

Nole was the first to win the rematch to take a 3-2 lead in the first set, but Fritz quickly broke back and the Serb needed a tie-break to take the first set, 7-6(5).

In the second set, the situation changed: Taylor broke in the first game, but his main weapon (serve) betrayed him just as he was serving at 5-4. Djokovic leveled and finished the game after the tiebreak, 7-6(6).

The match lasted one hour and 55 minutes.

Video source: Eurosport

Know:

• Novak Djokovic has won all four matches in Turin this year: 6-4, 7-6(4) vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-4, 6-1 vs. Andriy Rublev, 6-3, (5)6-7, 7-6 (2) vs. Danylo Medvedev and 7-6(5), 7-6(6) vs. Taylor Fritz.

• Alpitur Djokovic will face the winner of the match between Norway’s Casper Ruud and Andriy Rublev in the final act of the Pala competition.

• Novak Djokovic has won the Champions Tour five times: 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. If he wins this year, Nole will match Roger Federer.

The most spectacular point of the semifinal between Djokovic and Fritz

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).