Djokovic stronger than fatigue and Fritz - for reaching the finals in Turin! VIDEO

Djokovic stronger than fatigue and Fritz - for reaching the finals in Turin! VIDEO

Novak Djokovic will fight for the sixth trophy at the ATP Tour Final with the winner of the duel Casper Ruud - Andrey Rublev, which will meet from 21:00.

This was the sixth meeting between the Serb and the American, and even this time, after one hour and 56 minutes of play, Novak turned out to be the winner.

Terrible efforts from the match with Daniil Medvedev took their toll, so Djokovic was unable to give his maximum, but everything shown was enough to eliminate Fritz.

The way in which Djokovic attacked Fritz’s second serve was key to his triumph. The Serbian won 61 per cent (14/23) of points against the American’s second delivery and converted both break points he had.

Djokovic won the first set after an uncertain tie-break, but in the second, he was consistently behind by one break. However, he came back after another tie-break - and celebrated.

For Djokovic, this will be the eighth final of the Final Tournament, in which he has triumphed five times, the last in 2015.

Novak Djokovic can match the Swiss great Federer’s title tally on Sunday when he takes on Casper Ruud or Andrey Rublev in the championship match in Turin.

Djokovic: “I had to fight to survive”

“I had to fight to survive,” said Djokovic after the match. “I didn’t feel very reactive today or very comfortable. I knew coming into today’s match from yesterday’s grueling battle against Daniil Medvedev I knew it would take me some time to adjust and find the dynamic movement I need against Fritz, who is one of the best servers on the Tour."

“I had to be very patient, I didn’t start the second set very well," said Djokovic. "But I managed to break his serve at 5-4 when he was serving for the set, like when Daniil Medvedev was serving for the match yesterday. In those moments I find another gear and managed to hold my nerve and make him play another shot in the tie-break".

“I am very pleased to have overcome this one as I don’t think it was one of my best days with my tennis, but I managed to hang in there”, Djokovic concluded.