Djokovic beats Fish to win Rogers Cup
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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia outlasted American Mardy Fish in three sets Sunday to win the $2.43 million Rogers Cup.
The streaking Djokovic saved eight break points and earned a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Fish to capture his ninth title of the season and 27th of his career.
It took nearly 2 1/2 hours, but Djokovic extended his record to 55-1 in his last 56 matches -- including 53-1 this season -- and remained undefeated on hardcourts this season (29-0).
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He is the first player in history to win five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in the same season.
Djokovic, who also titled in Montreal in 2007, earned $450,000 for winning the U.S. Open series event for a second time. Fish took home $224,000 for making his 20th career singles final.
Fish was seeking his second win of the season after successfully defending his title in Atlanta last month.
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Djokovic also won the ATP World Tour Masters events in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Rome. He improved to 7-0 lifetime against Fish.