Tennis Emperor Djokovic Wins 100th Win 'Golden Tower'

Tennis Emperor Djokovic Wins 100th Win 'Golden Tower'

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Novak Djokovic (38, Serbia, photo), the "King of Tennis," has built a golden tower of winning 100 singles titles in the men's professional tennis (ATP) tour.

World No. 6 Djokovic won the singles final on the last day of the ATP Tour Geneva Open (596,035 euros in total prize money) held in Geneva, Switzerland on the 24th (5-7 7-6 <7-2> 7-6 <7-2> 7-6 <7-2>). The prize money is 90,675 euros.

Djokovic won his 100th ATP Tour singles trophy after winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics in August last year. Djokovic is the third player to win the 100th ATP Tour singles after Jimmy Connors (109 times, USA) and Roger Federer (103 times, Switzerland).

Djokovic became the first player to win a major championship every season for 20 years since 1968, when professional players were allowed to participate in major competitions. He won his first ATP Tour title at the Dutch Open in July 2006, and Nicholas Masu (Chile), the then-finalist, is Hurkacic's coach. Djokovic went through twists and turns ahead of his 100th win. He had two chances to win 100 games after the Paris Olympics, but failed to pass the championship in a row. He lost to Yannick Sinner of Italy in the Shanghai Masters final in October last year, and to Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic in the Miami Open final in March this year.

Djokovic will immediately move to Paris to participate in the French Open, the second major competition of this season that ended on Saturday. If Djokovic wins the French Open, he will become the first both men and women to win 25 major championships. 메이저놀이터