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Novak Djokovic found a way to beat Taylor Fritz

Against Fritz, Djokovic clearly wasn’t at his best but still managed to find a solution and to win the match in straight sets.

After overcoming the Fritz challenge, Djokovic made a very honest admission. “I had to fight to survive. I didn’t feel very reactive today or very comfortable. I knew coming into today’s match from yesterday’s gruelling battle against [Daniil] Medvedev I knew it would take me some time to adjust and find the dynamic movement I need against Fritz, who is one of the best servers on the Tour.

I had to be very patient, I didn’t start the second set very well. But I managed to break his serve at 5-4 when he was serving for the set, like when [Daniil] Medvedev was serving for the match yesterday. In those moments I find another gear and managed to hold my nerve and make him play another shot in the tie-break.

I am very pleased to have overcome this one as I don’t think it was one of my best days with my tennis, but I managed to hang in there,” Djokovic said after beating Fritz. The following day, Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud 7-5 6-3 to tie Roger Federer’s record of six ATP Finals titles.