Highlights and points of Djokovic 2-1 Hurkacz in ATP Finals

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Djokovic Digs Deep 👏@DjokerNole halts a Hubi comeback and wins 7-6 4-6 6-1!#NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/asK4uEuEOj — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 16, 2023

GAME, SET AND MATCH! On his first match point, Novak Djokovic closed the match

 

BREAKS SERVICE! The tennis player born in Belgrade breaks service again and will serve to close the match

Comfortable game for the world number 1

BREAK THE SERVICE¡¡ Break by the Serbian to take the lead in the third set

 

Novak Djokovic blank set 

The world number 11 also starts the third round winning with service

Comfortable game for Novak Djokovic to start the third round

𝑫𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒄, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝒍𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒖𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒔...

1) Si gana Sinner a Rune, se clasificarán a semifinales Sinner y Djokovic.

2) Si gana Rune a Sinner, se clasificarán a semifinales Sinner y Rune.#NittoATPFinals #LaPistaDelTenis pic.twitter.com/EPV4YmkrIV — Tenis en Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarTenis) November 16, 2023

SET¡¡ Hurkacz did not fail with the serve to close the second set

 

Nole wins with the serve, which is still a break below and Hurkacz will serve to close the second set

He had a 15-40, Nole and two breaking balls, but both were saved by Hurkacz

Novak Djokovic wins on serve again

Hubert Hurkacz's blank game to confirm the lead

BREAK THE SERVICE. For the first time in the match there is a break by Hurkacz, who wins with a blank game against the rest

 

Blank game for the Polish tennis player

Simple game for the Serbian with the serve

Hubert Hurkacz had a hard time with the serve, but he adds his first game in this second set

Novak Djokovic starts the second set with a blank game

Out in front! 👊

Djokovic wins 11 of the last 12 points to secure the first set 7-6!#NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/FAKNTHUE1V — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 16, 2023

SET¡¡. Novak Djokovic 7-1 in the tie break to close the first set

 

Blank game by Novak Djokovic that secures the tie break

Hurkacz wins with serve and secures the tie break

Smooooth Nole Pass 👌@DjokerNole #NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/6ToSAoMGss — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 16, 2023

Very comfortable game for the world number 1.

Novak's rest goes to the net and the Pole could close the first set if he wins the game with the rest

Superb game for the world number 1 that brings the score to a four-way tie

Hubert Hurkacz's eighth direct serve to close the game

Novak Djokovic's blank game, the first of the match

Hubert Hurkacz is very confident at the moment with the serve, despite the fact that he already has two double faults in the match

Novak Djokovic started the game with a 40-0 lead on the scoreboard, but it was complicated for him, and Hubert equalized, but finally the Belgrade-born tennis player made it 2-2 on the scoreboard.

Comfortable game now for Hurkacz

The Serbian started with 30-0, but Hukacz equalized it. Although in the end the game is for the world number 1

Novak Djokovic pressured the rest from the first game, but Hurkacz couldn't. The Polish tennis player achieves his first game at the ATP Finals 2023

Hubert Hurkacz will be the tennis player who will start serving.

 

Here the data of the face to face between the two tennis players

 

Novak Djokovic and Hubert Hurkacz have already taken to the Pala Alpitour court

 

Hubi's in the house🏡

Alternate @HubertHurkacz takes on W🌎rld no.1 @DjokerNole who needs a win to keep his #NittoATPFinals qualification hopes alive!

WATCH LIVE —> https://t.co/hOHmv2wMlX pic.twitter.com/LjWzHY6YS0

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 16, 2023

The duel that will be played at night between Holger Rune and Jannick Sinner will decide the two semifinals of the green group

The Polish tennis player already played in 2021 at the ATP Finals where he lost all three matches in the group stage, winning only one set.

Here we can see the different scenarios in the green group. Djokovic could be eliminated even if he beats Hurkacz

 

Todos los escenarios posibles en el grupo verde para la última jornada del grupo.

-Si Sinner gana a Rune (en 2 o en 3):

1. Sinner
2. Djokovic

-Si Rune gana a Sinner en 2 sets y Djokovic gana en 2 sets a Hurkacz:

1. Rune
2. Djokovic

-Si Rune gana a Sinner en 2 sets y Djokovic…

— José Morón (@jmgmoron) November 15, 2023

This is how he finds himself in the group right now with no one classified, but Hurkacz and the retired Tsitsipas have already ruled out options to be in the semifinals

 

In a few minutes the match between Novak Djokovic and Hubert Hurkacz will start, both the preview and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here on VAVEL

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

Argentina: 10:30 a.m. 

Bolivia: 9:30 a.m.

Brazil: 10:30 a.m. 

Chile: 10:30 a.m. 

Colombia: 8:30 a.m. 

Ecuador: 8:30 a.m. 

USA (ET): 9:30 A.M. USA (ET): 9:30 am 

Spain: 2:30 p.m.

Mexico: 7:30 a.m. 

Paraguay: 10:30 a.m. 

Peru: 8:30 a.m. 

Uruguay: 10:30 a.m. 

Venezuela: 9:30 a.m.

The Polish tennis player comes to the third day to replace Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Greek player retired in the third game of the first set in the duel against Rune, that is to say, when we were about 16 minutes into the match. 

 

Hurkacz was the first reserve and will have the option to play in this ATP Finals, but by only playing one match he has no chance to reach the semifinals, but he will get points for the ATP ranking and a big amount of dollars if he beats Novak Djokovic.

The 26-year-old Polish tennis player is currently ranked 11th in the world in the ATP rankings. This 2023 he has won two titles and his balance right now is 45 wins and 23 losses. 

 

He was a semi-finalist in Cincinnati where he lost to Alcaraz. However, he did not make it past the second round at the last Grand Slam, losing to Draper. He managed to win the Shanghai Masters 1000 title, while he lost in the first round of the Tokyo ATP. He was a finalist in the Basel ATP, but could not beat Auger Aliassime, while in the last tournament he played was the Paris Masters 1000 where he was beaten in three sets by Dimitrov.

 

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 and has ensured that he will finish the year as world number 1. 
 

This year she has played 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 after losing in the final.

 

In his first match of the ATP Finals, he suffered against Holger Rune and ended up winning in a three-set match, which lasted more than three hours.

 

 

Six times Novak Djokovic and Hubert Hurkacz have met and all of them have been won by the Serbian tennis player. This will be the third time they will face each other in 2023, after meeting in the quarterfinals of the ATP Dubai and in the round of 16 at Wimbledon, which was decided in four sets. For the first time they will face each other at the ATP Finals.

 

 

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.

 

Novak Djokovic and Hubert Hurkacz will meet in the last match of the group stage. Both players share a group with Jannick Sinner, Holger Rune and Tsitsipas, the latter having withdrawn due to injury.

My name is Manuel Carmona Hidalgo and I will be your host for this match. We will provide you with pre-match analysis and news here live on VAVEL.