LONDON (AP) — Naisalba ni Novak Djokovic ang matikas na hamon ng karibal para muling makalapit sa No.1 ranking.
Tinalo ng second-ranked Serbian si Dominic Thiem, 6-7 (10), 6-0, 6-2 sa O2 Arena. Nagwagi si Djokovic ng siyam sa 10 laro.
“Yeah, a thrilling tiebreaker,” sambit ni Djokovic.
“I had, I think, only one set point. He just played a good point. I was in the rally, but he just was going for his shots.”
Nakuha ni Thiem ang unang tatlong set para makalamang sa 6-3, ngunit magkakasunod na turnover ang nagawa niya dahilan para makabawi si Djokovic.
“Even though I lost the first set, I thought I didn’t do too many things wrong,” sambit ni Djokovic.
“It was just the very high quality of his game that prevailed in the first set.”
Sa isa pang laro, nagwagi si fourth-seeded Milos Raonic ng Canada kontra sixth-seeded Gael Monfils ng France 6-3, 6-4.