PUBLISHED : 13 Nov 2023 at 08: 51 Novak Djokovic is ensured to be world number one at the end of2023 TURIN (ITALY) – Novak Djokovic will surface the year as world number one for a record-extending 8th time after whipping Holger Rune 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (1/7), 6-3 in his opening match at the ATP Finals on Sunday. The 24-time Grand Slam champ required simply one win or a defeat for young competing Carlos Alcaraz in order to safe leading area in the ATP rankings for 2023 and dominated in a three-hour Green Group clash with perky debutant Rune. Djokovic, on a run of 19 straight wins, has had an age-defying year, winning 3 Slams to endedupbeing the all-time record winner of significant titles. The 36-year-old came into the Finals in Turin off the back of his seventh accomplishment at the Paris Masters, his 40th triumph at a Masters 100 occasion. Those are 2 more records to include to a long and growing list for Djokovic, who is searching a seventh Finals title which would take him one ahead of retired excellent Roger Federer. “It implies a lot. You might see that there were a lot of feelings on the court,” stated Djokovic. “I might feel it, I was really excited to win the match and get that monkey off my back… Obviously a huge unbiased, a huge objective hasactually been accomplished, whatever else now is a bonusoffer.” Djokovic looked on course for vic
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