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Djokovic Wins Marathon Athens Final for 101st Career Title, Denies Musetti Turin Berth

The comeback ensured Felix Auger-Aliassime qualified for the ATP Finals.

Tennis - ATP 250 - Hellenic Championship - Telekom Center Athens, Marousi, Greece - November 8, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy after winning the final match, alongside runner up Italy's Lorenzo Musetti and Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
Tennis - ATP 250 - Hellenic Championship - Telekom Center Athens, Marousi, Greece - November 8, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy and his parents, Dijana Dokovic and Srdjan Djokovic, brothers Marko Djokovic and Djordje Djokovic, and his son Stefan after winning his final match against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
Tennis - ATP 250 - Hellenic Championship - Telekom Center Athens, Marousi, Greece - November 8, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy after winning the final match, alongside runner up Italy's Lorenzo Musetti REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
Tennis - ATP 250 - Hellenic Championship - Telekom Center Athens, Marousi, Greece - November 8, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning his final match against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

Overview

  • Novak Djokovic beat Lorenzo Musetti 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in Athens after nearly three hours to claim his second title of 2025 and the 101st of his career.
  • Musetti needed the title to secure the last automatic ATP Finals spot, so his loss keeps Felix Auger-Aliassime in the field with Musetti as first alternate.
  • Djokovic’s official website said he has withdrawn from Turin due to injury, though other outlets continued to list him as scheduled or undecided.
  • The victory gave Djokovic a record 72 hard-court titles on the ATP Tour, surpassing Roger Federer’s tally, according to multiple reports.
  • At 38, Djokovic was reported as the oldest ATP champion in decades, with outlets differing on whether the comparison dates to Gael Monfils in 2025 or Ken Rosewall in 1977, and he is now two titles behind Federer’s 103.