Hubert Hurkacz and Novak Djokovic are the one two gamers in 2023 to avoid wasting a match level en path to an ATP Tour title in two separate tournaments.

Hurkacz joined Djokovic on the unique listing when he saved one championship level within the Shanghai ultimate towards Andrey Rublev. It was the second consecutive ATP Masters 1000 occasion at which the champion saved match level throughout his title run, after Novak Djokovic did so in Cincinnati towards Carlos Alcaraz.

The Polish star additionally saved a match level in February on the Open 13 Provence in Marseille. He saved a match level within the quarter-finals towards Mikael Ymer and didn’t lose a set the remainder of the week.

Djokovic completed the feat in his first event of the season, the Adelaide Worldwide 1. He was on the brink towards Sebastian Korda earlier than rallying for the victory.

The Serbian additionally saved championship level towards Alcaraz within the ultimate of the Western & Southern Open. The three-hour, 49-minute battle was the most effective matches of 2023.

Eight instances in 2023 a champion has triumphed after saving match level en path to the title. On six of these events, the champion saved match level within the ultimate.