Novak Djokovic defeated Hubert Hurkacz in his ultimate round-robin match on the ATP Finals however should wait to see if he qualifies for the final 4.
The defending champion bounced again from Tuesday’s loss to Jannik Sinner to see off Hurkacz, a substitute for the injured Stefanos Tsitsipas, 7-6 (1) 4-6 6-1.
However, by dropping a set, Djokovic put the ball in Holger Rune’s courtroom, with the Dane now figuring out that victory over Sinner on Thursday night would ship him by way of and get rid of the world primary.
Sinner, in the meantime, is assured to grow to be the primary Italian to make the semi-finals on the prestigious event regardless of the results of his ultimate group match.
Hurkacz knew going into the match that he was not ready to progress however, with 200 rating factors and greater than £300,000 in prize cash on the desk, there was nonetheless a lot to play for.
A really tight first set went the best way of Djokovic thanks to a flawless tie-break however Hurkacz, who had misplaced all six earlier matches in opposition to the Serbian, broke serve within the fifth sport of the second and held his benefit to degree the match.
Djokovic dominated the decider however he’s now relying on Sinner to do him a favour.
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