No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic rallied to win the Hellenic Championship on Saturday in Athens, Greece, initially denying No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti’s bid to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals.
However, Djokovic, 38, said afterward in a post on social media that an “ongoing” shoulder injury would keep him out of the year-end championship that begins Sunday in Turin, Italy. Musetti, who had needed to win this tournament to leapfrog Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime, now has the eighth and final slot at the ATP Finals.
Djokovic of Serbia claimed his 101st career title with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory in just under three hours. Djokovic traded service breaks with the Italian in the 10th and 11th games of the final set before closing it out with a love hold. A 24-time Grand Slam champion, Djokovic has won the ATP Finals seven times but also missed the 2024 event due to injury.
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American teenager Learner Tien captured his first ATP Tour title with a thrilling 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6) victory against No. 7 seed Cameron Norrie of Great Britain in Metz, France.
The 19-year-old Tien struck seven aces and saved seven of nine break points to win in two hours and 10 minutes. He lost his only previous final to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner at the China Open in September.
Norrie battled back from a 4-1 deficit during the deciding set to force the tiebreak, where Tien turned the tables by rallying from a 5-1 deficit and claiming the trophy on his second match point.
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