ATP Finals: Novak Djokovic beats Taylor Fritz in straight-sets to book spot in final

Novak Djokovic beat Taylor Fritz 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (8-6) in just under two hours; he will face either third seed Casper Ruud or Andrey Rublev in Sunday’s final; the 35-year-old Serb is trying to win his first ATP Finals title since 2015 and match Roger Federer’s record haul of six

Novak Djokovic kept his bid for a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title alive by beating Taylor Fritz in straight sets to reach Sunday’s final in Turin.

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Djokovic, who went unbeaten through the group stage of the tour’s season-ending tournament, won 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (8-6) in just under two hours. He will face either third seed Casper Ruud or Andrey Rublev in the final.

The 35-year-old Serb is trying to win his first ATP Finals title since 2015 and match Roger Federer’s record haul.

Djokovic had to recover quickly from a gruelling three-hour win over Daniil Medvedev in his final group match, which had ended less than 24 hours previously.

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A spirited showing from Fritz saw him recover from a break down in the first set. The American also broke in the opening game of the second and he appeared to be on the verge of levelling the match when he surged into a 5-3 lead.

But Djokovic broke back and again found a way to pull through the tiebreaker, winning the match on his second match point. He has now won all six of his encounters against the 25-year-old Fritz.