Rakuten Open Championships 2019, Tokyo, Japan, ATP 500

[MargaretMcAleer]

Millman has competed well so far in this match,
Novak will serve for the 1st set 5-3

Novak 1st set 63,his first serve has been outstanding so far in this match,depth of shot on both wings,

 

[AnonymousFan]

Novak takes first set 6-3

Edit: Novak breaks immediately 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Novak breaks Millman in his first service game of the 2nd set and consolidates the break,leads 2-0

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Novak playing the drop shot to perfection and it has been the undoing of Millman so far in this match

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Novak with the double break now leads 3-0 2nd set
Millman has always been a counter puncher,against Novak you need more weapons to defeat him

 

[AnonymousFan]

Double break...

4-0

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Millman is still being very competitive even if the score boards says differently

Novak leads 4-1

 

[AnonymousFan]

6-3, 5-1 at the 1 hour mark

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Novak will serve for the match 5-2 and his first title in Toyko

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Congratulations Novak a pleasure to watch you play on the hard courts defeating Millman 63 62.Millman fought to the end,though no match for the No 1 player,still John a great week for you coming through qualifying and making the final.

 

[the AntiPusher]

I'm not really sure what the deal was with Djokovic's shoulder.....how was it so bad that he had to withdraw against Wawrinka but okay enough that he can play like this in Tokyo?

Something does not add up there.

“Something does not add up there”....Hmmmnn

when Novak is kicking ass, he is the best player in the world. When someone is kicking his junk in the dirt, his shoulder is falling apart and he may need season ending surgery..where is conspiracy theories Front

 

[Andy22]

easiest title win ever by Djokovic well done to him for winning 76th title of his career.

 

[herios]

easiest title win ever by Djokovic well done to him for winning 76th title of his career.

Not really. The titles in Belgrade were the easier.

 

[Andy22]

Not really. The titles in Belgrade were the easier.

yea ok I did not about them maybe your right its still great by Djokovic winning 4th title of the year tie with nadal.

 

[tented]

Congrats to Novak winning the Tokyo Challenger Event ... I mean, Tokyo 500.

 

[Fiero425]

Congrats to Novak winning the Tokyo Challenger Event ... I mean, Tokyo 500.

This is no more sad than Rafa doing South American tourneys on his rehab returns to the game! He abuses players outside the top 50!

 

[isabelle]

Nole seems to be back but he had a smooth draw, let's see if he does the same in Shanghai

 

[calitennis127]

easiest title win ever by Djokovic well done to him for winning 76th title of his career.

2016 Doha was pretty easy for him too. He did not lose a set and won the final 6-1, 6-2, although he did have to go to a tiebreak in the second set of the semifinal against Berdych.

 

[calitennis127]

Congrats to Novak winning the Tokyo Challenger Event ... I mean, Tokyo 500.

Yeah, almost as easy as getting to the semis of a Slam with a walkover and having to play Diego Schwartzman in the quarters.

 

[calitennis127]

Nole seems to be back but he had a smooth draw, let's see if he does the same in Shanghai

I hope so, but I have a feeling the semis and final this year are going to produce some of those marathon Shanghai matches where Djokovic playing the prior week in Tokyo may hurt him. We shall see though. Maybe there will be some upsets in the early rounds.