Former world number one Novak Djokovic has won his third tennis title this year.
The 35-year-old Serb beat Croatia’s Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the ATP tournament in Tel Aviv. It was Djokovic’s 89th title on the tour and his third this year. The world number seven seed had not lost a set in the entire hard court tournament and had few problems against former US Open winner Cilic.
Djokovic had not played a tournament on the ATP Tour since winning the Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon in the final against Nick Kyrgios in July. His last appearance was at the Laver Cup the previous week. Due to his lack of vaccination against the corona virus, he also missed the US Open in New York.
