{"id":1215440,"date":"2022-10-03T13:12:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T13:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/03\/novak-djokovic-breezes-to-his-first-title-since-wimbledon-by-winning\/"},"modified":"2022-10-03T13:12:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T13:12:24","slug":"novak-djokovic-breezes-to-his-first-title-since-wimbledon-by-winning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/03\/novak-djokovic-breezes-to-his-first-title-since-wimbledon-by-winning\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic breezes to his first title since Wimbledon by winning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/126930546_gettyimages-1243675681-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Novak Djokovic did not drop a set in any of his four matches on his way to glory at his first tournament in Israel since 2006\" title=\"Novak Djokovic did not drop a set in any of his four matches on his way to glory at his first tournament in Israel since 2006\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Novak Djokovic did not drop a set in any of his four matches on his way to glory at his first tournament in Israel since 2006<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Top seed Novak Djokovic claimed his first title since\u00a0winning Wimbledon in July\u00a0with a dominant display against Marin Cilic at the Tel Aviv Open.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic, 35, did not face a break point in the first set as he beat second seed Cilic in his first final since his All England Club triumph.<\/p>\n<p>The world number seven never looked likely to drop his first set of the tournament in a 6-3 6-4 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic had played one other event since his 21st Grand Slam title win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI played some very good tennis, I think. I [didn\u2019t] drop a set the entire week,\u201d said the Serb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hadn\u2019t played a tournament in three months so it was really extra motivation for me to really do well, particularly because people have been so friendly and so supportive of me throughout the week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic was ruled out of the US Open in August and September after\u00a0being unable to enter the United States\u00a0because of his coronavirus vaccination status.<\/p>\n<p>In Bulgaria, world number 95\u00a0<strong>Marc-Andrea Huesler\u00a0<\/strong>beat fifth seed Holger Rune 6-4 7-6 (10-8) in the final of the Sofia Open.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy-serving Swiss Huesler, 26, earned his first ATP Tour title in his maiden singles final with the victory.<\/p>\n<p>In Seoul, Japanese world number 56\u00a0<strong>Yoshihito Nishioka\u00a0<\/strong>claimed his second ATP Tour title by beating Canadian fourth seed Denis Shapovalov 6-4 7-6 (7-5).<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old recovered from 3-1 behind in the second set to cap a week he called \u201camazing\u201d following wins over Britain\u2019s Daniel Evans and Norwegian world number two Casper Ruud.<\/p>\n<p>Estonian top seed\u00a0<strong>Anett Kontaveit\u00a0<\/strong>missed out on glory in her hometown of Tallinn with a 6-2 6-3 defeat by seventh seed Barbora Krejcikova.<\/p>\n<p>2021 French Open champion Krejcikova, 26, ended Kontaveit\u2019s 24-match winning run on indoor hard courts with her fourth career title and first of the season.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"RSiHbQ2Xb30\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teenager in police grip for allegedly st@bbing okada rider to de@th with scissors (30-9-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RSiHbQ2Xb30?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic did not drop a set in any of his four matches on his way to glory at his first tournament in Israel since 2006 Top seed Novak Djokovic claimed his first title since\u00a0winning Wimbledon in July\u00a0with a dominant display against Marin Cilic at the Tel Aviv Open. 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