Novak Djokovic claimed his one hundredth ATP Tour-level singles title with a hard-fought victory over Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz within the remaining of the Geneva Open.
Djokovic fought again from dropping the primary set and being a break down within the decider to beat Hurkacz 5-7 7-6 (2) 7-6 (2) in a gruelling contest lasting three hours and 4 minutes.
The Serbian is simply the third man within the Open period – after Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer – to win 100 ATP titles.
Djokovic, who turned 38 on Thursday, had not gained a title since claiming Olympic gold in Paris final summer season and had suffered speedy exits from earlier clay court docket occasions in Madrid and Monte Carlo.
One other painful defeat appeared on the playing cards when he served two double faults to lose his serve within the opening recreation of the ultimate set, however Hurkacz performed an error-strewn eighth recreation to permit Djokovic to stage at 4-4.
Extra expensive errors from the big-serving Pole then allowed Djokovic to ease via the tie-break and full the proper preparation for his bid to win a record-breaking twenty fifth grand slam title within the French Open.