Djokovic wins Italian Open, record 36th Masters title
According to the BBC, Djokovic of Serbia lost 5-7, 3-6 in the final of the Italian Open.
Djokovic is taking part in a tournament for the first time since qualifying for the US Open this month, while rivals have sounded the alarm for next week's French Open.
NO STOPPING NOVAK 💪@DjokerNole is the @InteBNLdItalia champion 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Fz8PaEoVCD
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 21, 2020
The world number one tennis star equaled Rafael Nadal's record for most Masters titles by winning the Western and Southern Open titles last month.
"I am very happy, this week has been great and challenging," Djokovic said after his victory at the Italian Open.
"I don't think I played the best tennis this week but I think I did the best in the decisive moments," he said.
"I'm glad I was able to put on a great show when needed," Djokovic said.
Due to Corona, there were about a thousand spectators to watch the match due to social distance restrictions, while Djokovic could not make a good start against Diego from Argentina.
It should be noted that Diego defeated Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals and made it to the final where he performed well in front of the world number one and did not prove to be Tarnawala.
Rain also intervened during the match in Rome, but as the weather improved, Djokovic also made a great comeback and set a record by winning the tournament.
Djokovic won the 81st title of his career for the fourth time this year, as well as snatching the record for most Masters titles from Rafael Nadal.
The world number one came first with 36 Masters titles, followed by Rafael Nadal with 35 titles, Roger Federer with 28, Andre Agassi with 17 and Andy Murray with 14 Masters titles, third, fourth and fifth respectively.
Earlier this month, world number one tennis star and top seed Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open for accidentally hitting a female referee.
World number one and top seed Novak Djokovic faced 20th seed Pablo Craino Basta at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York in the pre-quarterfinals of the Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Djokovic threw the ball angrily after losing 5-6 in the first set, which went to the judge's throat, but the video made it clear that he was looking elsewhere as he threw the ball.
After the ball hit the official, he fell to the ground and Djokovic immediately went to apologize to him, but the official had difficulty breathing and walked out of the court.
This was followed by a 10-minute conversation between world number one tennis star and tournament referee Soren Fremel, in which Djokovic admitted his mistake and apologized.
The umpire later ruled that Craino had won the match in principle, after which Djokovic shook hands with his opponent and walked off the court without shaking hands with the umpires.
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