Djokovic lifts 100th title at Geneva Open; Rybakina wins

Novak Djokovic battled from a set down to clinch his 100th tour-level title by beating Polish sixth seed Hubert Hurkacz 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2) at the Geneva Open on Saturday.

The Serbian, who turned 38 on Thursday, becomes just the third man in the Open Era to win 100 ATP titles after American Jimmy Connors and Swiss Roger Federer.

Rybakina finds form: Elena Rybakina secured her first WTA title for more than a year with a three-set win over Russian Liudmila Samsonova in the Strasbourg final on Saturday.

The Kazakh world number 12, who faces Argentinian qualifier Julia Riera in the French Open first round on Monday, clinched a 6-1, 6-7 (1/7), 6-1 success.

Rybakina has slipped down the rankings in recent months and was playing in her first final since winning the Stuttgart title last April.

But the former Wimbledon champion showed signs of a return to form against the 19th-ranked Samsonova, cruising to an ultimately comfortable victory despite an erratic second-set tie-break.

Joint wins first title:

Australian teenager Maya Joint claimed the first WTA title of her career on Saturday with a comfortable victory over Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian in the final of the clay-court event in Rabat.

The 19-year-old, who also won the doubles title in Morocco, eased to a 6-3, 6-2 win to secure the trophy without dropping a set all week.

Joint benefited from 36 unforced errors and five double-faults from Cristian who has never won a tournament on the WTA Tour.

“It’s been a fantastic week, even though the conditions today were difficult for both of us,” said Joint who will face compatriot Ajla Tomljanovic in the French Open first round next week.

Cobolli upsets Rublev: Italy’s Flavio Cobolli won the biggest title of his career when he upset third seed Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 to win the Hamburg Open on Saturday.

Ranked number 35 in the world, Cobolli had only one ATP 250 title to his name, having won the Romanian Open last month, but the 23-year-old now has two claycourt titles after beating Rublev in the final of the ATP 500 event.

He is just the third player to win multiple titles on the ATP Tour this year after Carlos Alcaraz (three) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (also two), while the victory will see him rise to a career-high 26th in the rankings.

“I think it is the best moment and match of my life for sure. I have to say sorry to Andrey because today I played unbelievable. I am so happy and proud of myself,” Cobolli said.

“I can see my family, friends, brother and girlfriend here and it is a surprise. I am really happy. I passed many battles this year and this kind of day is good for your mind. I am so happy, I just want to (lift) the trophy.”

After Cobolli convincingly took the opening set, Rublev went 3-2 up in the second but the momentum shifted after a 31-shot rally where the Russian tried to make Cobolli run for most points.

Cobolli turned the tables when he fired a scorching forehand winner to get the point and as the Italian put his hand to his ear to get the crowd roaring, a spent Rublev bent over in exhaustion.

Rublev never recovered and although he had seven break points in the contest, Cobolli saved six of them.

Reuters