Article by Roxana Fleşeru – published on Saturday, May 24, 2025, 20:30 / Updated on Saturday, May 24, 2025 20:30
Novak Djokovic (38 years old, 6 ATP) He defeated Hubert Hurkacz (28 years old, 31 ATP) in the final of the ATP 250 tournament in Geneva, score 5-7, 7-6, 7-6. The former world leader has played 143 finals until now and has won 100 of them.
Only 3 players have over 100 victories in ATP tournaments: Novak Djokovic (100), Roger Federer (103) and Jimmy Connors (109). The match lasted 3 hours and 6 minutes at the end of which the Serb won in front of 31 ATP
Novak Djokovic has not won on the slag from the Madrid tournament
Novak Djokovic reached the Geneva tournament without any victory on the slag after the tournaments in Monte Carlo and Madrid. He changed this to Switzerland, passing by Marton Fucsovics, Matteo Arnaldi and Cameron Norrie.
“I would give myself 7 or 8 out of 10 for the whole match, but 9 and sometimes 10 in the third set, the best set I played in this tournament. There are good news for me, I feel good.
Asked what changed after Madrid and Monte Carlo, the former world leader replied: “SChimb things all the time when I feel that I'm not at the level I want to be. I am looking for things every day, even at 38, even after more than twenty years at this level. I am no longer the same player who was 15, 10 or 5 years ago. You need this mentality to keep up with young people. You have to look for things every day, to improve your game and mentality ”.
Summary of the match between Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca0ofe-E2I8
Then he continued: “I look at a lot of things every day with my team to change my training and tournaments. The situation was not ideal before I got here. But after the first match, I felt confident, I played well at training, but in matches it is different, with mental things that interfere.”
Novak Djokovic feels good in Geneva
Novak Djokovic will meet Hubert Hurkacz in the final, who has not lost any set on the Geneva slag. The Serb defeated Polish in all seven confrontations so far.
Nole is at the 143th final in his career and at one step the number 100 he is looking for since the beginning of 2024. His last victory in the male circuit is the ATP Finals in 2023. Last year, he only prevailed at the Paris Olympic Games and lost finals at Wimbledon and Shanghai. In 2025 he was defeated in the last act of Miami by Jakub Mesnik.
Only two players have passed 100 trophies won in career; Roger Federer with 103 and Jimmy Connors with 109. “It's an additional motivation, of course. I feel good, I was constant this week, it could not work better. I'm calm. The wonderful support and atmosphere give me a little more power ”, Novak Djokovic said.
The Serb is the sixth favorite at Roland Garros, a tour that starts on Sunday, and will meet McDonald Macdonald in the first round and has an affordable route, being on the quarter of Alexander Zverev.
