Former world number one, Novak Djokovic, annihilated Croatian Marin Cilic to win the Tel Aviv Watergen Open on Sunday. The Serbian claimed a 6-3, 6-4 win in the final summit.
The 21-time Grand Slam winner pocketed his third tour-level title in 2022 after winning in Rome and Wimbledon. Most notably, he garnered his 89th ATP title.
Djokovic now boasts a commanding 19-2 over Cilic in the ATP head-to-head series. Notably, the 35-year-old has won each of the last six encounters against Cilic.
Djokovic has a W-L record of 27-6 in 2022. Earlier this year, Djokovic won a record-extending 38th ATP Masters 1000 crown. He beat Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the 2022 Italian Open men's singles title.
As per ATP, Djokovic is now the fifth player to earn at least three tour-level titles in 2022. He joins world number one Carlos Alcaraz (5), Rafael Nadal (4), Casper Ruud (4), and Andrey Rublev (3).