Djokovic impresses at Athens Open, confidently heading to ATP Finals

(Dan Tri) - Novak Djokovic won against Alejandro Tabilo in the opening match of the ATP 250 Athens Open 2025 and aimed for the championship of the tournament in Greece.

In the two meetings, the Chilean player won against Djokovic and the Serbian star wanted to end his disappointing record against a little-known player like Tabilo. Therefore, in the match at the Athens Open on the morning of November 5, Djokovic played with great effort.

In set 1, Djokovic had 2 chances to break the game but Tabilo successfully blocked them both and the match was quite tense. The two players had to enter a tie-break series and Djokovic showed his mettle with a 7-6 victory.

Novak Djokovic aims to win the Athens Open 2025 (Photo: ATP).

In the second set, Tabilo showed signs of physical decline. On the contrary, Djokovic played better and better, breaking his opponent's two games and winning easily with a score of 6-1.

Defeating Tabilo after two sets with a score of 7-6, 6-1, Novak Djokovic entered the quarterfinals of Athens Open 2025. The star born in 1987 will face Portuguese tennis player Nuno Borges at 7am on November 6.

On November 4, Novak Djokovic moved to Greece. Stefan and Tara, Nole's two children, also started school in Athens while their famous father joined a local tennis club.

Regarding his family's decision, Djokovic shared: "Serbia and Greece share a long history and culture. In addition, the weather here is wonderful. It has the most beautiful beaches in the world and the people here are extremely friendly. That's why I chose Greece."

Djokovic heads to the ATP Finals with great confidence (Photo: ATP).

Djokovic has confirmed his participation in the 2025 ATP Finals tournament for the 8 best players of the year in Turin (Italy), where he holds the record of 7 championships, the last time he was crowned in 2023. Last year, Jannik Sinner won the championship after defeating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in the final.

The 2025 ATP Finals will kick off on November 9 with Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic, Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur competing for the remaining spot. The remaining spot will be contested between Lorenzo Musetti (ranked 9th, 3,685 points) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (ranked 8th, 3,845 points).

The runner-up of the 2025 Paris Masters, Auger-Aliassime, has announced that he will not participate in the 2025 Moselle Open in France. This opens up a great opportunity for Musetti, if he wins the ATP 250 Athens tournament this week, the Italian will win the last ticket to Turin.

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