Djokovic Bags 1,000th Career Win to Reach Italian Open Final

Djokovic Bags 1,000th Career Win to Reach Italian Open Final
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his semifinal match against Norway's Casper Ruud at the Italian Open in Rome on May 14, 2022. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters
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World number one Novak Djokovic earned his 1,000th tour-level victory by beating Casper Ruud 6–4 6–3 on Saturday to reach the Italian Open final.

Djokovic will face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the title clash on Sunday, with the Serbian playing in the final in Rome for the fourth straight time and 12th overall.