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Novak Djokovic battled from behind to beat Valentin Vacherot, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-1, in the first round of the Paris Masters, while Ben Shelton opened his campaign with a comfortable win.

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Novak Djokovic dug deep to overcome Ugo Humbert in three sets in his opening match in Basel, keeping his bid to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals on course.

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Tennis great Novak Djokovic credited his "never-die spirit" for carrying him to the 102nd title of his career as he won the China Open when his opponent Alex de Minaur retired injured from the final.

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Novak Djokovic advanced to the China Open final after Daniil Medvedev was disqualified late in the second set, when a ball that came off the Russian's racquet hit a spectator.

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Novak Djokovic rolled back the years to oust Alexander Zverev from the China Open, beating the top seed, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, to set up a blockbuster semifinal with Daniil Medvedev.

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Novak Djokovic survived a scare to beat outsider Bu Yunchaokete 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 in the second round of the China Open on Friday in Beijing.

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Novak Djokovic held his nerve during a tense tie-break to beat Nuno Borges, 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), in the China Open.

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A record-setting 25th Grand Slam title looks even further from Novak Djokovic's grasp after the Serb great's brutal first-round exit from the US Open.

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Ailing Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in 20 years on Sunday, falling in five brutal sets to Mariano Navone in the first round of the US Open.

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An ailing Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in 20 years, falling in five brutal sets to Mariano Navone in the first round of the US Open.

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Novak Djokovic dug deep to overcome Ugo Humbert in three sets in his opening match in Basel, keeping his bid to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals on course.

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Tennis great Novak Djokovic credited his "never-die spirit" for carrying him to the 102nd title of his career as he won the China Open when his opponent Alex de Minaur retired injured from the final.

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Novak Djokovic advanced to the China Open final after Daniil Medvedev was disqualified late in the second set, when a ball that came off the Russian's racquet hit a spectator.

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Novak Djokovic rolled back the years to oust Alexander Zverev from the China Open, beating the top seed, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, to set up a blockbuster semifinal with Daniil Medvedev.

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Novak Djokovic survived a scare to beat outsider Bu Yunchaokete 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 in the second round of the China Open on Friday in Beijing.

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Novak Djokovic held his nerve during a tense tie-break to beat Nuno Borges, 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), in the China Open.

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A record-setting 25th Grand Slam title looks even further from Novak Djokovic's grasp after the Serb great's brutal first-round exit from the US Open.

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Ailing Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in 20 years on Sunday, falling in five brutal sets to Mariano Navone in the first round of the US Open.

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An ailing Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in 20 years, falling in five brutal sets to Mariano Navone in the first round of the US Open.

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