Top-ranked Novak Djokovic rallied to defeat Canada's Milos Raonic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Saturday's ATP Western & Southern Open final, remaining ...
World number one Novak Djokovic celebrates after defeating Milos Raonic in Saturday's final of the ATP Western & Southern Open AFP/MATTHEW STOCKMANNEW YORK: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic rallied to defeat Canada's Milos Raonic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Saturday's ATP Western & Southern Open final, remaining unbeaten this year only two days before his first US Open match.
The victory gives Djokovic a double career sweep of all nine ATP Masters Series titles while Raonic has gone winless in 63 Masters Series starts. Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka won the WTA title by walkover when Japan's Naomi Osaka withdrew from the final with a left hamstring injury."It's not the way we wanted it," said Azarenka."It's not easy times in the world right now but we're here and we're trying to do our best."
In the second set, Djokovic got his first break-point chance of the match in the sixth game when Raonic sent a forehand long and capitalized with a backhand crosscourt winner to seize a 4-2 edge. Djokovic then held at love and again in the ninth game to claim the set from 0-30 when Raonic netted a forehand.Azarenka took her biggest victory since the 2016 Miami Open and her first since a break to become a mother.
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