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Thank you all.

Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure being with all of you. See you all again!

November 12, 2023 6:22 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 6-7 6-3) Rune

GAME, SET AND VICTORY. After three hours of play, Novak Djokovic closes the match with a blank game

 

November 12, 2023 6:12 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 6-7 5-3) Rune

Rune wins with the serve and now he needs to do it to the rest to continue in the match

November 12, 2023 6:07 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 6-7 5-2) Rune

Comfortable game for Nole who is one game away from achieving victory

November 12, 2023 6:02 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 6-7 4-2) Rune

BREAKS SERVICEÂĄÂĄ Novak Djokovic breaks serve again and takes the lead

November 12, 2023 5:57 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 6-7 3-2) Rune

Comfortable game for the Serbian tennis player

November 12, 2023 5:52 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 6-7 2-2) Rune

Danish blank game

November 12, 2023 5:47 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 6-7 2-1) Rune

BREAKS THE RUNE SERVICE! He also gets the Nole warning for breaking the racket

November 12, 2023 5:42 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 6-7 2-0) Rune

BREAK THE SERVICE Double fault by Holger Rune and Novak takes the lead on the scoreboard at the start of the third set

November 12, 2023 5:37 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 6-7 1-0) Rune

The third set starts with a blank game for Novak Djokovic

November 12, 2023 5:27 PM ET

The statistics of the second set

November 12, 2023 5:22 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 6-7) Rune

SET. 1-7 for Rune in the tie break and forces the third set

 

November 12, 2023 5:17 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 6-6) Rune

Novak wins on serve and the second set will be decided just like the first in the tie break

November 12, 2023 5:12 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 5-6) Rune

Rune suffered with the serve, but won with the serve, and the tie-break is secured

November 12, 2023 5:07 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 5-5) Rune

The Dane even had a set point, but Djokovic took it out and made the score 5-5

November 12, 2023 5:02 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 4-5) Rune

Game for the Dane who will seek to push to close the second set with the rest

November 12, 2023 4:57 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 4-4) Rune

The world number 1 does not fail with the serve, although there was a moment with 30-30 on the scoreboard

November 12, 2023 4:52 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 3-4) Rune

Replica Holger Rune with another blank game

November 12, 2023 4:47 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 3-3) Rune

Blank game for 'Nole', the first of this second set

November 12, 2023 4:42 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 2-3) Rune

The Dane wins again with the serve and makes the score 3-2

November 12, 2023 4:37 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 2-2) Rune

The Serbian makes the score 2-2, despite a complicated game in which he started with a 40-0 lead

November 12, 2023 4:32 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 1-2) Rune

BREAK THE SERVICE! Quick reaction from Novak Djokovic, where Rune saved the first two, but couldn't with the third

November 12, 2023 4:27 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 0-2 Rune

BREAK THE SERVICE. Holger Rune breaks serve and takes the lead at the start of the set

November 12, 2023 4:22 PM ET

2Âș Set Djokovic (7-6 0-1) Rune

The first game of the second set goes to Holger Rune

November 12, 2023 4:17 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (7-6) Rune

Novak Djokovic takes the first set in the tie break and is already ahead on the scoreboard

November 12, 2023 4:07 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (6-6) Rune

Rune does not fail with the serve and the first magician will decide in the tie break

November 12, 2023 4:02 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (6-5) Rune

Djokovic wins with the serve and secures at least the tie break

November 12, 2023 3:57 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (5-5) Rune

He became number 1 in the world with a 30-0 lead and two balls to close the set, but Holger Rune turned it around

November 12, 2023 3:52 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (5-4) Rune

Novak Djokovic gets complicated in a game that started with a 40-0 lead, although the Serbian finally won

November 12, 2023 3:47 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (4-4) Rune

The Danish tennis player ties the score at four

November 12, 2023 3:42 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (4-3) Rune

Novak wins again with serve and makes the score 4-3

November 12, 2023 3:37 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (3-3) Rune

BREAK THE SERVICE Quick reaction from Novak to recover the lost break and tie the score at three

November 12, 2023 3:32 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (2-3) Rune

BREAK THE RUNE SERVICE!!! The Dane pushed the rest in this service, he managed to save two breaking balls Djokovic, but he couldn't with the third

November 12, 2023 3:27 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (2-2) Rune

The Dane makes it 2-2 on the scoreboard. Even though Noel took the first point of the game

November 12, 2023 3:22 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (2-1) Rune

Comfortable Serbian for world number 1

November 12, 2023 3:17 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (1-1) Rune

Holger Rune starts with the serve and manages to add his first game in the ATP Finals

November 12, 2023 3:12 PM ET

1Âș Set Djokovic (1-0) Rune

The first game of the match goes to Novak Djokovic

November 12, 2023 3:07 PM ET

All ready

Novak Djokovic starts serving

November 12, 2023 3:02 PM ET

Novak Djokovic warms up before going out on court

The Serbian is preparing for his debut in this ATP Finals 2023 where he arrives as number 1 in the world

 

November 12, 2023 2:52 PM ET

What happened in the other group game?

Jannick Sinner opened the group by beating Tsitsipas by a double 6-4. The Greek arrived with discomfort and was a doubt until the last minute, but he was finally able to play.

 

With this point the Italian closed the match

 

 

November 12, 2023 2:47 PM ET

Debut at ATP Finals

This will be the first time that the 20-year-old Dane

November 12, 2023 2:42 PM ET

Novak Djokovic's 16th time playing at the ATP Finals

The Serbian tennis player will repeat after winning this title last season. He is also the second tennis player with the most participations in the ATP Finals, only surpassed by Roger Federer, who has played it 17 times.

November 12, 2023 2:37 PM ET

WE CAME BACK

In a few minutes the match will start, both the preview and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here in VAVEL

November 12, 2023 2:32 PM ET

Stay tuned for more information about Novak Djokovic vs Holger Rune

In a few moments we will share with you the Novak Djokovic vs Holger Rune preview, as well as the latest information from the Pala Alpitour court. Don't miss any details of the match with VAVEL's up-to-the-minute online coverage.

November 12, 2023 2:27 PM ET

How to watch Novak Djokovic vs Holger Rune?

If you want to watch the Novak Djokovic vs Holger Rune match, you can follow it on TV through Tennis TV.


If you want to watch it online, VAVEL is your best option.

November 12, 2023 2:22 PM ET

What time is the Novak Djokovic vs Holger Rune ATP Finals?

This is the kick-off time of the match in several countries:


Argentina: 4 p.m.

Australia: 6 a.m. 

Bolivia: 3 p.m. 

Brazil: 4 p.m.

Chile: 4 p.m. 

Colombia: 14 hours 

Ecuador: 14 hours 

Spain: 21 hours 

United States (New York): 4 p.m. 

United States (Los Angeles): 12 hours 

India: 1 hour 

Japan: 4 hours 

Mexico: 14 hours 

Nigeria: 20 hours 

Paraguay: 16 hours 

Peru: 14 hours

United Kingdom: 19 hours

November 12, 2023 2:17 PM ET

Groups of the ATP Finals

Green Group

Novak Djokovic

Jannik Sinner

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Holger Rune

 

 

Red Group

Carlos Alcaraz

Daniil Medvedev

Andrey Rublev

Alexander Zverev

 

November 12, 2023 2:12 PM ET

How does Holger Rune arrive?

Rune is only 20 years old and is currently ranked 10th in the ATP rankings. 


Since he lost in the quarterfinals against Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon he is having a bad end of the year. He lost both matches at the Hopman Cup, lost his first match at the ATP Toronto, withdrew in the first match at Cincinnati. He fell in the first round of the US Open in four sets. It has not been the best month either in October where he lost in the round of 16 in Beijing and has been eliminated in his first match in Shanghai and Stockholm. In Basel he played a better role reaching the semifinals where he could not beat Auger-Aliassime.  He said goodbye to the Masters 1000 in 2023 falling in Paris, precisely in the quarterfinals against Novak Djokovic, precisely his rival in last year's final, where the Dane lifted the title.

 

November 12, 2023 2:07 PM ET

How is Novak Djokovic coming along?

Novak Djokovic at 36 years of age is at the top of the ATP ranking. He has won the last three tournaments he has played. 

 

He has played this year all the finals of a Grand Slam in one year, after winning the Australian Open, Roland Garros, reaching the final at Wimbledon and winning the US Open. He came to this tournament after winning the last Grand Slam of the year where he only dropped two sets during the whole tournament. He arrives after resting after missing the entire Asian tour. However, he took the last Masters 1000 of 2023 by winning in Paris, a place where last year he fell at the gates of the final.

 

November 12, 2023 2:02 PM ET

Background

Four times in history Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune have faced each other with a balance of two victories for each one. A little more than a week ago these two players met in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters 1000 where Novak won in three sets. This will be the first time that these two players will meet in the ATP Finals and the third duel between Danish and Serbian in this 2023.

November 12, 2023 1:57 PM ET

The Stadium

The match will be played on the central court of the Pala Alpitour, located in the city of Turin. It was inaugurated on December 13, 2005 and has a capacity for 15657 spectators.

 

November 12, 2023 1:52 PM ET

Preview of the match

Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune will meet in the first match of the ATP Finals group stage. They share a group with Sinner and Tsitsipas.

November 12, 2023 1:47 PM ET

Welcome to VAVEL.COM coverage of the match between Novak Djokovic vs Holger Rune at ATP Finals

My name is Manuel Carmona Hidalgo and I will be your antifrion for this match. We will offer you the pre-match analysis and news here on VAVEL.

November 12, 2023 1:42 PM ET
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