Hurkacz has had a breakout season, winning the Miami Masters, reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals and on Friday qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals. Zverev, though, is on a hot streak and came to Paris having won his fifth title of the year in Vienna. The two could meet in Sunday's final as title holder Medvedev plays the man he beat in last year's final Alexander Zverev in the second semi-final. It was so tight right to the last point but I am a very happy man now obviously.'ĭjokovic can take some satisfaction that he has denied Medvedev the world number one spot, though the Russian admitted his chances of toppling the Serbian were slim. 'I am very proud to finish number one and what a match to do it in. 'To arrive at this moment is not just my achievement but my team's, it is wonderful to be in this position.

'It is a dream for me as Pete was my idol when I was a young boy,' said Djokovic. However, the 20-time Grand Slam champion said on Friday the main reason for him returning this week was to seal the number one spot and break the record. The 34-year-old Serbian had jointly held the record of six with Pete Sampras but took sole possession when he beat Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) to reach the Paris Masters final.ĭjokovic had taken a seven-week break after his dreams of a Grand Slam sweep were dashed by Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final in September.

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