Serbian Novak Djokovic extended to 13 his winning streak consecutively by beating the Greek Stefanos this Saturday Tsitsipasfifth player in the world, in a match tied 6-2, 3-6 and 7-6 (4), in two hours and 19 minutes, and will defend his Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 crown on Sunday in the final against Holger Rune19 years old.

Djokovic, 35, will look to add his seventh trophy at Paris-Bercy in the final number 56 he plays in a Masters 1000, a record in the circuit.

Tsitsipas, 24, remained on his 60th victory of the season and, thanks to these semi-finals, he will go from fifth to Third place at ATPeven with math options to snatch number 1 from spanish Carlos Alcarazdrops out of the ATP Finals in Turin due to a tear in his abdomen.

The winner of 21 majors continues without giving in to the new generation. Friday was Italian Lorenzo Musetti, now Tsitsipas. And that the Serb spent a night rich in emotions.

swept the first set (6-2), twice breaking the service of the Greek, which no one had done in this edition of Bercy. For something, “Nole” is probably considered the best returner in tennis history.

In the second set, the Balkan match was twisted. He suffered a break from which he did not recover and fell 3-6. Djokovic was uncomfortable and was heard shouting on the court in a loud soliloquy: “You sleep or what ? Let’s go!”.

In the third, the singing voice came from Greek. And that the Serb wasted two break points which would have put him 5-4 with the service in favor.

Still in the tiebreaker, the Greek was in the lead, but the Serbian’s solid serve and ability to defend ended up deciding the game for his side at key moments.

Relaxed and happy after the victory, he joked with the tournament host when asked what his expectations were on Sunday in the final duel against Rune, 16 years younger than Djokovic (35).

“We are the young generation, Rune, Alcaraz and mehe said, drawing laughter from the audience.

Rune stops Auger-Aliassime

Six days after losing the Basel final, 19-year-old Dane Holger Rune revenge has been taken against the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime, whom he won 6-4, 6-2, and qualified in Paris for his first final of a Masters 1000in which the Serbian Novak Djokovic awaits him.

Fourth consecutive final. Fourth consecutive victory in the top 10 🤯@holgerrune2003 ends Auger-Aliassime’s sixteen-game winning streak to reach his first Masters 1000 final in Paris!#RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/gcfq107ye9

– Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 5, 2022

In addition to the Canadian (n.8), the winner in Stockholm and Munich has already eliminated others in the Paris-Bercy tournament three “top-10”: His Spanish generation colleague Carlos Alcaraz (n.1) -retired due to injury-, the Russian Andrey Rublev (n.9) and the Pole Hubert Hurkacz (n.10).

The Beardless Rune was a hammer and, during the hour and 27 minutes that the match lasted, he punished one of the most in-form players on the circuit, Auger-Aliassime, with 19 winners, aggressive service and an excellent defensive percentage (44%).

“I didn’t let him play from the start,” the Dane said in statements at the foot of the track, dazzled by the bustle of the nearly 15,000 spectators at the Accor Arena.

The Danish prodigy, currently number 18 in the world, is guaranteed to reach the twelfth place. And if he wins this Sunday on the Bercy fast lane, he will reach tenth place in the ATP, and at only 19 years old (he is six days older than Alcaraz).

The 2019 junior Roland Garros winner won this year in Stockholm and Munich, and made the finals in Sofia and Basel. He also made the quarter-finals at Roland Garros, where he lost to Casper Ruud.

“I try not to think about it too much (…) what I have to do is enjoy it,” the shy Rune said in a small voice of his incredible moment of form.