No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia and No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy will meet in Saturday’s final at the Hellenic Championship in Athens, Greece.
Djokovic advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann in 79 minutes in Friday’s first semifinal. He will be chasing his 101st career title after firing nine aces and converting three of six break points.
Musetti kept his Nitto ATP Finals hopes alive with a 6-0, 5-7, 7-5 win against Sebastian Korda. Musetti must defeat Djokovic to leapfrog Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime to claim the No. 8 seed in the year-end championship that begins Sunday in Turin, Italy.
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No. 7 seed Cameron Norrie of Great Britain and 19-year-old American Learner Tien will square off for the title in Metz, France.
Norrie rallied to defeat Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in a two-hour semifinal that went down to the wire. Level at 4-4 in the deciding set, Norrie held serve before breaking Sonego for the third time to finish the match.
Tien, who lost to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in his first ATP Tour final at the China Open in September, is seeking his first title. He breezed to a 6-1, 6-4 win against Ukrainian lucky loser Vitaliy Sachko, never facing a break point in the 57-minute victory.
–Field Level Media
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