ATP Dubai - Finale: Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas on TV, livestream and live ticker
Novak Djokovic meets Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai. The match starts at 4 p.m. CET - live in the stream on TennisTV and in the live ticker with us.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Mar 01, 2020, 09:25 am
Novak Djokovic is well on the way to gilding his annual start again. The Djoker made 17 wins in a row at the start of the year, at the ATP Cup, the Australian Open and in Dubai. Reminder: In 2011 Djokovic had won 41 matches in a row at the start of the season until Roger Federer finally beat him in the semi-finals of the French Open.
And in Dubai it was almost over on Friday with the "streak": Gael Monfils had Djokovic on the verge of defeat - but just on the verge. In the tie-break of the second set, Monfils was already 6: 3, in the end it was Djokovic , of course, who won.
"It's like standing on the edge of a cliff. You can't go back, so you have to jump over there and find a way to survive, I think. Hope for the best and trust you can do it," Djokovic said his secret recipe to fend off match balls and still win.
In the course of his career, he has now turned 15 matches in which he had to fend off match balls - a total of 47 pieces. Three matches alone with a total of six match balls against Roger Federer ...
Djokovic vs Tsitsipas - 2: 2 in the H2H
Can Stefanos Tsitsipas beat this Djokovic? It's the big question before the Dubai final. Tsitsipas also arrives with a winning streak, eight in the meantime after his win in Marseille last weekend. In Dubai he was harmless, only he had to make a sentence against Jan-Lennard Struff . What should also give "Tsitsi" hope: In direct comparison with Djokovic it is 2: 2. Most recently, however, at the Masters tournament in Paris last fall, Djokovic won smoothly in two sets.
When does Djokovic vs Tsitsipas arrive?
The Dubai final between Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas is not scheduled until 4 p.m. CET. Via live stream you are there via TennisTV - and in the match tracker with us!