Novak Djokovic Ends Title Drought With Historic 100th Career Triumph In Geneva

Novak Djokovic once again rewrote historic tables by winning his 100th career title at the 2025 Geneva Open.

Djokovic is statistically the most successful tennis player in the history of tennis. That doesn't mean he can't add to his achievements, and he did that at the ATP 250 tournament in Geneva.

Ever since winning the Olympic Games in Paris last year, every tournament the Serbian entered meant a chance for him to win his 100th career title. In Miami this year, he lost in the final, and in Geneva, he reached the final again.

But again, the 38-year-old player was on the losing side of the scoreboard after the first set. His opponent was Hubert Hurkacz, and after saving two break points earlier in the set, the Polish player used his only break point chance in the first set in the best possible moment, winning it 7-5.

Both players are exceptional servers, and even though the match was played on clay courts, there was only one break point on show in the second set. It came already in the first game, and Hurkacz saved it.

With both players holding their serves, the second set had to be decided in a tie-break, and as one of the best players ever when it comes to tie-breaks, Djokovic didn't have too many issues. The 24-time Grand Slam champion won the tie-break 7-2, forcing a decider in Geneva.

But Djokovic didn't start well in the third set. Hurkacz broke his serve already in the first game, and it seemed that the Polish player was running towards a trophy in the Swiss city.

However, throughout his career, Hurkacz has already had a few moments when he didn't handle pressure well, and the same thing happened also this time. More experienced Djokovic kept applying pressure on his opponent's serve, and he broke the Pole for the first time in the match to level the score at 4-4.

The match was then decided in yet another tie-break, and Djokovic once again handled it with ease, winning the tie-break 7-2 to win the match 5-7, 7-6(2), 7-6(2), claiming his 100th career title.

With his 100th title, Djokovic joined only two other men who managed to win at least 100 titles. Roger Federer lifted 103 trophies in his career, and Jimmy Connors won 109 tournaments. Djokovic also became the only man to ever win a title in 20 consecutive seasons, recording one more season with a title than Rafael Nadal, who has 19.

24 of Djokovic's titles came at Grand Slams. He won 40 at the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, and he also triumphed at the Olympics. The Serbian has won the ATP Finals seven times, he lifted 15 ATP 500 trophies, and the title in Geneva was his 13th at an ATP 250 tournament.

Winning a title in Geneva is also a confidence boost that Djokovic needed ahead of Roland Garros. He will start against Mackenzie McDonald in the first round of this year's French Open.