{"id":278966,"date":"2025-11-08T08:49:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/278966\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T08:49:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:49:17","slug":"novak-djokovic-makes-big-statement-about-the-main-stadium-at-the-hellenic-championship-after-reaching-the-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/278966\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic makes big statement about the main stadium at the Hellenic Championship after reaching the final"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Novak Djokovic is into his third final of the season, on debut in Athens.<\/p>\n

Taking down German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, Djokovic booked his place in Saturday\u2019s Hellenic Championship<\/a> final.<\/p>\n

There, he will meet Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> or Sebastian Korda, with the pair set to contest their semifinal match later on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

\"LorenzoPhoto by Julian Finney\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Playing in front of his new \u2018home\u2019 crowd, Djokovic<\/a> has enjoyed his time in Athens, winning his first three matches without dropping a single set.<\/p>\n

Finding his groove at the \u2018Telekom Center Athens\u2019, Djokovic shared his thoughts on the stadium during his post-match interview.<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic says the \u2018Telekom Center Athens\u2019 is a top-three arena he\u2019s played in<\/p>\n

Following his latest win in the Greek capital, Djokovic gave a glowing review of the main stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for your support and for filling up this amazing stadium again, it\u2019s such a great venue to have a tournament, honestly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the third match I\u2019ve played on Centre Court, but every time I walk out, I\u2019m amazed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve played in some of the most beautiful and biggest arenas in the world, but this is definitely in the top three I\u2019ve ever played on.<\/p>\n

\"NovakPhoto by Costas Baltas\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cYou [the fans] make it very special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Djokovic then gave his assessment of the match itself, where he delivered another clinical performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was the best tennis I\u2019ve played this tournament, definitely, it came at the right time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I knew [Yannick] Hanfmann causes a great threat, because he\u2019s a very tall player, who serves very big, has big shots, a big game, very aggressive, and takes the ball very early, very flat, so it takes the time away from his opponent, so I needed to stay focused all the way through.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a break down in the second set, 3-1, but held my composure, didn\u2019t allow myself to be too negative, I guess, and it resulted positively for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n

PlayerAcesDouble faults1st Serve %Win % on 1st ServeWin % on 2nd ServeBreak pointsNovak Djokovic9075%74%69%3\/6Yannick Hanfmann6073%69%46%1\/1Stats from Novak Djokovic vs Yannick Hanfmann<\/p>\n

\u201cAll in all, very content with my performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Serbian legend can\u2019t wait for the final, where he\u2019ll look to win his 101st career title.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking forward to tomorrow\u2019s final,\u201d said Djokovic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI invite everybody to come back tomorrow, let\u2019s make this stadium full and enjoy tennis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Djokovic will contest his 19th ATP 250 final on Saturday, but what\u2019s his record like at the lowest tier of ATP tournaments?<\/p>\n

How many ATP 250 titles has Novak Djokovic won?<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old is 13-5 in ATP 250 finals, and has only lost one since 2009.<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic\u2019s ATP 250 final defeats2006 Croatia Open F [LOSS] vs Stan Wawrinka2008 Queen\u2019s F [LOSS] vs Rafael Nadal2008 Thailand Open F [LOSS] vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga2009 Halle Open F [LOSS] vs Tommy Haas2022 Serbia Open F [LOSS] vs Andrey Rublev<\/p>\n

His most recent ATP 250 final defeat came at the hands of Russia\u2019s Andrey Rublev<\/a> three years ago, when he lost at the Serbia Open.<\/p>\n

Looking to pick up a big win on home soil, Djokovic came up short in three sets, 2-6, 7-6, 0-6.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll no doubt hope to produce a better performance when he takes to the court in Athens for Saturday\u2019s final.<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic\u2019s head-to-head record against Lorenzo Musetti and Sebastian Korda<\/p>\n

Djokovic has only played two career matches against Korda<\/a> and has yet to taste defeat against the American.<\/p>\n

2025 Miami Open QF \u2013 Novak Djokovic defeated Sebastian Korda (6-3, 7-6)2023 Adelaide 1 F \u2013 Novak Djokovic defeated Sebastian Korda (6-7, 7-6, 6-4)<\/p>\n

He has, however, met his other potential opponent, Musetti, several times.<\/p>\n

The pair have contested nine ATP Tour matches, as Djokovic leads their head-to-head, 8-1.<\/p>\n

MatchWinnerLoserScore2025 Miami Open \u2013 R16Novak DjokovicLorenzo Musetti6-2, 6-22024 Olympics \u2013 SFNovak DjokovicLorenzo Musetti6-4, 6-22024 Wimbledon \u2013 SFNovak DjokovicLorenzo Musetti6-4, 7-6, 6-42024 French Open \u2013 R32Novak DjokovicLorenzo Musetti7-5, 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-02024 Monte-Carlo \u2013 R16Novak DjokovicLorenzo Musetti7-5, 6-32023 Monte-Carlo \u2013 R16Lorenzo MusettiNovak Djokovic4-6, 7-5, 6-42022 Dubai \u2013 R32Novak DjokovicLorenzo Musetti6-0, 6-32021 French Open \u2013 R16Novak DjokovicLorenzo Musetti6-3, 6-3Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti\u2019s head-to-head record<\/p>\n

Only time will tell if Djokovic can extend his winning record against Korda or Musetti should they meet in the final.<\/p>\n

The 2025 Hellenic Championship final will take place on Saturday, November 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Novak Djokovic is into his third final of the season, on debut in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":278967,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[430,145573,433,99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-278966","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-atp","9":"tag-hellenic-championship","10":"tag-novak-djokovic","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}