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Geneva, Hamburg, Strasbourg, Rabat

Written by Edda Bevilacqua

Geneva: Novak Djokovic Wins 100th Career Title

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic won his 100th career title at the Geneva Open, defeating Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, 5-7, 7-6, 7-6. He becomes the third man, after Jimmy  Connors (109 titles) and Roger Federer (103), to reach this milestone. It was an outstanding week for Djokovic in Geneva, celebrating his 38th birthday with a quarterfinal win, then winning two more matches to claim the title. 

Djokovic will try for his 101st title and 25th Major championship at the French Open, but faces strong competition from Danil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. Two-time French Open champion Jim Courier said of Djokovic, “It’s a good sign he’s taken a wildcard into Geneva this week and he’s looking to get some matches there to build a little momentum for Roland Garros.”

Djokovic lost the first set 5-7, but took the next two in tiebreaks to claim the title.

Hamburg: Flavio Cobolli Wins Hamburg Title

Flavio Cobolli of Italy defeated Russia’s Andrey Rublev in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4 and led Italy to an amazing weekend in Hamburg. Cobolli becomes the fourth Italian player to win the Hamburg title, joining Paolo Bertolucci (1977), Fabio Fognini (2018) and Musetti (2022). It is Cobolli’s second title of 2025, following a win in Bucharest, Romania. Italy won the doubles title at Hamburg as well, as Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori defeated Argentina’s Andres Molteni and Brazil’s Fernando Rombolli.

Strasbourg: Elena Rybakina Wins Strasbourg Title in Week Before French Open

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan defeated Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova in three sets 6-1, 6-7, 6-1. It is her first title in over a year and comes just before the French Open begins. Rybakina easily took the first set but the second went to a tiebreak, won by Samsonova. The third set was won decisively by Rybakina to give her the title.

Rybakina now has a total of nine career titles, four of them on clay. She will take on a qualifier, Julia Riera, in the first round of the French Open,

Rabat: Australian Maya Joint Wins Rabat Title

Australian teenager Maya Joint won the Rabat title on the eve of the French Open, defeating Romania’s Jaquline Cristian in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. She added a singles title to the doubles title she had won a day earlier.

Maya Joint said, “Must be something about Morocco. It’s been an amazing week. The conditions really tested both of us. The crowd was unbelievable.” She will face fellow Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in the first round of the French Open.”