There’s no reason why Tsitsipas can’t win this match, but until Djokovic actually loses, it’s too tough to pick against the four-time Dubai champ—currently on pace for yet another all-time great season.Five players ruled out of French Open qualifying due to COVID-19,In PTPA update, Djokovic shares "around 200 WTA players" have signed,Original 9, Valerie Ziegenfuss: "We had to get people in the stands","Tennis is a marathon": Dimitrov inspired by Thiem's US Open title,Musetti returns to small events with big confidence after Rome heroics,Week In Preview: Medvedev, Svitolina headline in Hamburg, Strasbourg,Match of the Day: Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Dubai final,© 2020 Tennis Channel Network. All Rights Reserved.Djokovic hits 287 weeks at No. The fitter Monfils displayed his superior court movement while nudging clear with a break in the third for 2-1, and held for a 3-1 lead. "It's a dream of any kid out there in this world, any kid that's playing tennis, to beat these kinds of players, so I can call it the best moment of my life," a shocked Tsitsipas said in an on-court interview. It’s all or nothing. 1 is on pace for another all-time great season. The Frenchman came up with a second break in the seventh as Djokovic attempted a dainty lob at the net to lead 5-2 to ultimately serve out the set 6-2 in 45 minutes.Monfils was once again the dominant one in the third while breaking the world number one on love to be 2-1. He has the serve, the firepower, the movement, and the all-court prowess. THE ATP Finals reaches day six on Friday - and Ladbrokes have a brilliant sign up offer on the Rafael Nadal vs Stefanos Tsitsipas match. You know there is no way back so you have to jump over and try to find a way to survive I guess and pray for the best and believe that you can make it, that there is something that is going to help you,” Djokovic said.“Some concrete things that I do at that moment is just stay present and not allowing my thoughts to kind of go around too much, focusing on breathing, just executing the next shot the right way, positioning myself well on the court. Winner . "I never expected to beat such a top-ranked player and such a high-respected player like Novak. Djokovic. Match of the Day: Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Dubai final. Tsitsipas had booked a place in his second final in as many years with a fluent 6-2, 6-3 win over Britain’s Daniel Evans earlier in the evening.Losing finalist last year as Roger Federer picked up his eighth title in Dubai and a 100th singles career crown, Tsitsipas was never too bothered by his 29-year-old opponent in their first career meeting that lasted all of 80 minutes.Making his ninth semi-final appearance on his eleven visits to Dubai, the 32-year-old world number one also went on to improve his unbeaten record to 17-0 so far this season, while extending his match-winning streak to 20 dating back to last year’s Davis Cup Finals.The semi-final was played out in two parts: a stronger showing from Monfils in the first set and a major part of the second set during which Djokovic was seen scurrying around to keep himself in the match. His range and consistency from the ground was too much for the frustrated Brit.Tsitsipas is one of the few players with all the necessary tools to defeat Djokovic. Here on SofaScore livescore you can find all Djokovic N. vs Tsitsipas S. previous results sorted by their H2H matches. ".Tsitsipas, who turns 20 on Sunday, relied on his serve and forehand combination to get by Djokovic, who was competing in his first tournament since collecting his 13th grand slam title at the All England Club last month.The Greek teen made some crucial errors near the end of the second set that allowed Djokovic, a four-time winner of the tournament, to set up a decider.However, Tsitsipas did well to break Djokovic for a 2-0 lead in the third set and never looked back.For the resident of Athens, who arrived in Toronto fresh off a run to the semi-finals in Washington where he lost to German world number three Alexander Zverev, the win is the latest in a breakthrough campaign during which he has reached the quarter-finals or better at seven ATP main tour events.Tsitsipas, who beat Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem in the second round here, will next face either second seed Zverev or Russian qualifier Daniil Medvedev.CNN name, logo and all associated elements ® and © 2020 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. 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