This was after he earned a 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 victory over fourth seed Casper Ruud in the final match of the 2023 competition.
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“I have to pull out of the tournament as I have been suffering with pain in the abdomen,” said the 36-year-old.
The Spaniard suffered a huge scare as Shapovalov roared back from two sets down before bowing out 6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 after four taxing hours.
Djokovic, 34, of Serbia, beat Berrettini, 25, of Italy, to clinch his 20th Grand Slam singles title. The win ties him with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who have also won 20 Grand Slam singles events.
The two warriors produced superhuman tennis as the 58th duel between them arguably rivalled anything they had conjured against each other since they first locked horns in 2006.
Players and officials have to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine on arrival in Australia before they participate in warm-up events from January 31 at Melbourne Park, where the major will be held from February 8 to 21.
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Djokovic looked to be easing to a relatively-straightforward victory when he served for the match at 5-4 in the third set only for Tsitsipas to save a match point and turn the contest completely around
It signalled the fact that his quest for a record-breaking 13th title has gathered momentum
The nine-times Rome champion, who had won all nine previous meetings against Schwartzman, struggled with his serve throughout the match.
The US Open, scheduled to begin on August 31, will be the first Grand Slam to be played after the COVID-19 pandemic suspended the season in March
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The current world number one has 17 Grand Slam titles to his name – two behind Rafa Nadal and three fewer than Roger Federer – and said he has no doubt in his ability to overtake the other members of the so-called “Big Three.”
Novak Djokovic has been in touch with fellow ATP Player Council members Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal to discuss ways to assist lower-ranked players facing financial struggles amid the novel Coronavirus outbreak, the world number one said on Saturday.
The 32-year-old is regaining his fitness after a hip resurfacing procedure in January, and late last month recorded the first two victories of his singles comeback at the Rafa Nadal Open Challenger tournament in Mallorca before making a third-round exit.
The world No 2 needed four hours and 50 minutes to beat Daniil Medvedev in a grueling final on Sunday.
Schwartzman may have been the smallest player in 25 years to reach the US Open quarterfinals but gave Nadal a big fight and forced the Spaniard to grind out a win
The second-seeded Spaniard was in cruise control as he took the first set behind some superb serving and stout defence, but the big-hitting Croatian battled back to snatch the second.
Millman delivered the upset of the tournament last year when he beat five-times winner Roger Federer in a surprising run to the quarter-finals but he was unable to recreate the same magic against the relentless Spanish second seed.
The Spanish third seed was in command throughout the match, and finished the contest in an hour and 48 minutes without conceding a single break point.