Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud will face one another in the final of the 2022 ATP Finals on Monday, November 21.
Ruud advanced to the semifinals with victories over Felix Auger-Aliassime and Taylor Fritz. He did, however, lose his final round-robin match to Rafael Nadal. Andrey Rublev stood in his way of advancing to the title round. Rublev played well in the first set, but couldn’t keep up with Ruud, who won the set by winning five games in a row. The Norwegian rode the momentum wave into the second set as well. He broke his opponent’s serve twice, putting him up 4-0. Ruud then stepped up to serve for the match at 5-2, but Rublev fought back by winning the next two games. Nonetheless, the 24-year-old was able to complete the match on his second attempt, winning 6-2, 6-4 and reaching his first final here.
Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, and Daniil Medvedev to finish the group stage with a perfect 3-0 record. In the semifinals, he faced Taylor Fritz. Djokovic took the lead with a break in the fifth game of the first set, but Fritz broke back immediately to equalise the score. Following that, the pair remained consistent on serve, forcing a tie-break. The Serb came out on top and won the first game. Fritz began the second set with a break of serve, which was followed by a hold of serve, giving him a 2-0 lead. The American eventually served for the set at 5-4, but Djokovic broke his serve to level the score. The set quickly went into a tie-break, with the Serb eventually winning 7-6 (5), 7-6.
Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud have faced one another 4 times so far in their careers. The Serbian holds the bragging rights with four wins.
Year | Competition and round | Winner | Score |
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2022 | ATP SINGLES | Novak Djokovic | 7-5, 6-3 |
2022 | ATP SINGLES | Novak Djokovic | 6-4, 6-3 |
2021 | ATP SINGLES | Novak Djokovic | 7-6, 6-2 |
2020 | ATP SINGLES | Novak Djokovic | 7-5, 6-3 |
Djokovic has been in fine form of late, winning four of his last five competitive singles matches. However, that one defeat came at a crucial stage as it was the final of the 2022 Paris Masters
Opponent | Result | Win/Loss | Competition and round |
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Andrey Rublev | 6-4, 6-1 | Win | ATP Finals group stage |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) | Win | ATP Finals group stage |
Holger Rune | 6-3, 3-6, 5-7 | Loss | Paris Masters final |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4) | Win | Paris Masters semi-final |
Lorenzo Musetti | 6-0, 6-3 | Win | Paris Masters quarter-final |
Lets see the Ruud form match as he has an incredible season this year.
Opponent | Result | Win/Loss | Competition and round |
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Andrey Rublev | 6-2, 6-4 | Win | ATP Finals group stage |
Rafael Nadal | 7-5, 7-5 | Win | ATP Finals group stage |
Taylor Fritz | 6-3, 4-6, 7- 6 | Win | ATP Finals group stage |
Felix Auger | 7-6, 6-4 | Win | ATP Finals group stage |
Lorenzo Musetti | 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 | Lloss | ATP singles Paris |
Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud will face one another in the final of the 2022 ATP Finals on Monday, November 21.
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The 2022 ATP Finals will begin on November 13 (Sunday) and will last one week, ending on November 20. (Sunday).
Date | Competition Stage |
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November 13-18 | Group Stage |
November 19 | Semi-finals |
November 20 | Final |
The group stage will be played in a round-robin format, with each team facing off against the other three teams in the group. The matches will be best-of-three, with tie-breaks in each set. The player rankings on the points table will be determined by the number of wins, the number of matches played, the H2H tie in the event of a tie, the highest percentage of sets won, the highest percentage of games won, and finally, the ATP rank at the end of the previous year-end event. Two players from each group will advance to the semi-finals, which will be followed by the final.
Group Green | Group Red |
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Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic |
Taylor Fritz | Daniil Medvedev |
Felix Auger-Aliassime | Stefanos Tsitsipas |
Casper Ruud | Andrey Rublev |
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