Djokovic marks Basel return with three-set win over Humbert
Novak Djokovic beat Ugo Humbert 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two and a half hours on his return to Basel after 15 years, boosting his ATP Finals bid. He sits 11th in the race and needs to break into the top eight.
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Duas horas e meia depois da primeira bola, Novak Djokovic fechou sua volta a Basileia com um winner de direita na paralela: 4-6, 6-3 e 6-4 sobre Ugo Humbert.
Era sua primeira aparição no torneio suíço em 15 anos, e ele precisou da luta. “Eu estava sob ataque desde o primeiro ponto e tive de aguentar o temporal”, disse, chamando o resultado de “vitória” ao mesmo tempo em que admitiu que há “bastante coisas que posso fazer melhor”.
A disputa era por Turim. Djokovic é o 11º na corrida ao ATP Finals, que classifica apenas os oito primeiros, e persegue uma 19ª participação recorde. Ele começou a semana 319 pontos atrás de Rafael Jodar, o dono da última vaga classificatória, que somou 50 ao vencer a estreia.
Perder o primeiro set o deixou exposto. No segundo, salvou dois break-points e então quebrou Humbert pela primeira vez no game seguinte para iniciar a virada. A vitória foi a 20ª dele no nível de circuito nesta temporada — o 21º ano consecutivo em que atinge esse total.
A história dele aqui é profunda: venceu Roger Federer pelo título de 2009 e não disputava o torneio desde 2011. Uma segunda coroa em Basileia o empataria com Federer em 103 troféus de nível de circuito na carreira, um depois do 102º, conquistado em Pequim, em outubro.
Na China, Harriet Dart produziu uma virada própria, batendo a segunda cabeça de chave Janice Tjen por 6-4, 3-6 e 6-3 em duas horas e 28 minutos para chegar às quartas do Aberto de Guangzhou. Cabeça 115 do mundo e número cinco da Grã-Bretanha, ela agora enfrenta Paula Badosa, ex-número dois do mundo, que precisou de apenas 67 minutos para despachar a austríaca Sinja Kraus por 6-1 e 6-4.
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