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Patna : Top seed & World No 1 Novak Djokovic, 34, Serbia, defeated 2nd seed & World No 2 Daniil Medvedev, 25, Russia, in a gripping three-set contest in singles final on November 7, 2021, to win the ATP Rolex Paris Masters title for the 6th time in his career. This was Djokovic’s 37th ATP Masters title, ahead of Rafael Nadal, 35, Spain, who has won 36 Masters title. Djokovic now leads Medvedev 6-4 Head toHead.
Djokovic, who had lost to Medvedev in US Open final this year, beat Russian 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 rallying back from one set down.Both the players fired 6 ACes each during the match. The Serbia won 5 break points during the match to 3 by the Russian. he also won 4 games in a row during the match to 3 by defending champion Medvedev.
Djokovic, in all, won 94 points in the match to 80 points by the Russian. Djokovic had also taken three-sets to defeat Hubert Hurkacz, 24, Poland, in semi-final. The Serbian had already clinched year end No.1 Ranking for the 7th time.