{"id":1220379,"date":"2022-10-10T13:45:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T13:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/10\/novak-djokovic-wins-astana-open-final-to-claim-90th-atp-title\/"},"modified":"2022-10-10T13:45:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T13:45:31","slug":"novak-djokovic-wins-astana-open-final-to-claim-90th-atp-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/10\/novak-djokovic-wins-astana-open-final-to-claim-90th-atp-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic wins Astana Open final to claim 90th ATP title"},"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\/127023997_hi079403081-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Djokovic's win guaranteed him a spot at the 2022 ATP Finals\" title=\"Djokovic's win guaranteed him a spot at the 2022 ATP Finals\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Djokovic&#8217;s win guaranteed him a spot at the 2022 ATP Finals<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Novak Djokovic claimed his 90th ATP title after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Astana Open in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic, a 21-time Grand Slam champion, beat his Greek opponent 6-3 6-4.<\/p>\n<p>Tsitsipas lost his serve in the eighth game of the first set before his rival went on to take the opener.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Djokovic later broke Tsitsipas in the fifth game of the second set and took the match on his third match point.<\/p>\n<p>The victory guarantees the 35-year-old a spot at the 2022 ATP Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Tsitsipas has finished runner-up in each of the nine ATP Tour finals he has played.<\/p>\n<p>In the Japan Open,\u00a0<strong>Taylor Fritz<\/strong>\u00a0beat fellow American Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-2).<\/p>\n<p>Fritz was in a week-long quarantine in South Korea after contracting Covid-19 and flew to Tokyo on Wednesday on the morning of his first match of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>His victory means he will break into the top 10 of the men\u2019s rankings for the first time on Monday with a new ranking of eight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst off, I want to congratulate Frances on a great week. I mean, he\u2019s been on fire recently and I had to play my absolute best to beat him today,\u201d Fritz said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve spent a lot of time together the last couple weeks, he\u2019s one of my really close friends, and I\u2019m sure it\u2019s not going to be the last time we play for a big-timer.\u201d<\/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=\"bxpA0D_BL60\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What you must know about Breast Cancer - Nkwa Hia on Adom TV (8-10-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bxpA0D_BL60?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>Djokovic&#8217;s win guaranteed him a spot at the 2022 ATP Finals Novak Djokovic claimed his 90th ATP title after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Astana Open in Kazakhstan. Djokovic, a 21-time Grand Slam champion, beat his Greek opponent 6-3 6-4. 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