Novak Djokovic has admitted he was “nervous and under stress” ahead of the Geneva Open final as he realised his title run “was one of those rare chances, maybe even one of the last”.
Nine months after he won his 99th career trophy with gold in the singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Djokovic finally claimed his 100th title on the ATP Tour as he came from a set down to defeat Hubert Hurkacz in the final of the ATP 250 event.
He is only the third man to win 100 titles with only Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) ahead of him in the all-time list.
It was his fifth final since the start of the 2024 season as last year he lost against Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon showpiece match and against Jannik Sinner at the Shanghai Masters while in March this year he was beaten by Jakub Mens