Novak Djokovic won the 100th ATP title in simple career on Saturday, beating Hubert Hurkacz 5-7, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2), in the Genève Open final.
With the victory, Djokovic moved in the three titles of Roger Federer for second place on the list of ATP championships of all time.
The Geneva Open was the first title of the season for Djokovic, marking significant progress for the 38 -year -old veteran compared to his performance for a large part of the year.
On Saturday only scored the second 2025 final for Djokovic, and his first on Clay during the head of Roland-Garros.
After falling against Alexander Zverev in semi-finals of the Australian Open in January, Djokovic hit the Skids, losing in the first round of the Qatar Open and the second round to Indian Wells.
Djoker rebounded to reach the Miami Open final, however, Jakub Mensik, 19, beat him in two sets.
The Grand Chelem champion 24 times then concentrated his attention on the preparation of Roland Garros, but he could not have managed, when he lost against Alejandro Tabilo in the second round of the masters of Monte-Carlo and in Matteo Arnaldi in the second round of the Madrid Open.
Given that Djokovic will start his quest for a fourth career title of Roland-Garros the coming week when he faces Mackenzie McDonald in the first round, the Geneva Open represented his last opportunity to get in shape on the clay.
He beat Márton Fucsovics in two sets in the second round and took revenge in the quarter -final by also eliminating Arnaldi in straight sets.
After having survived Cameron Norrie in a case of three sets in the semi-finals, Djokovic was confronted with player No. 31 in the world in Hurtkacz.
Djokovic abandoned the first set, but he retaliated in the second, winning the equality break 7-2 to force a third decisive set.
Nole was on the strings after being broken at the start of the third set, but he recovered his break to equalize the set at 4-4, preparing the ground for a dramatic finish.
With Momentum firmly on the other hand, Djokovic won his second consecutive equality break in the third set to secure his very first Geneva Open title.
Strike with three figures in the ATP career titles was a massive achievement, but entering the French Open on a high note can be the even greater victory for Djokovic, who will seek to win his first Grand Chelem since US Open 2023.
