The Greek 22-year-old world No. 5 took one hour and 11 minutes to beat the Russian, ranked eighth, for the best victory in his career, after his triumph in the year-end Masters in 2019.
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“I won’t play in Paris as I can’t add to my points tally but I will go to Vienna and London,” Djokovic said ahead of the event beginning November 2 to November 8.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Montpellier Open title on Sunday with a 6-4 6-2 win over fellow Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Roger Federer won his 99th career ATP Tour title on Sunday, beating qualifier Marius Copil 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors final.
Chung withdrew from the Lyon Open in the French city on Tuesday, a day before he was to face the 75th-ranked Gilles Simon in the round of 16.
The former world number one is trying to find some form ahead of next month’s French Open, but the 30-year-old has been dealt a further blow in his preparations for Roland Garros
The Russian is set to make her return to the ATP tour in Stuttgart in April after being banned for 15 months for testing positive for banned substance meldonium
The News Agency of Nigeria reports however that Murray remains world number one in spite of the 3-6 7-5 4-6 defeat by the Serbian world number two
Del Potro has been plagued by wrist problems over the past three years, but he returned to the ATP Tour last season, reaching the Olympic final and helping Argentina win the Davis Cup