MOSCOW, May 14. World No. 1 Serbian Novak Djokovic beat Norwegian Kasper Ruuda and reached the final of the Masters tournament in Rome, the prize fund of which exceeds 5.4 million euros. The meeting ended with a score of 6:4, 6:3. Tennis players spent 1 hour 42 minutes on the court. The victory over Ruud seeded in Rome under the fifth number was the 1000th in Djokovic's career. He became the fifth player in history to win a thousand times. Previously, Jimmy Connors (1274 wins), Roger Federer (1251), Ivan Lendl (1068) and Rafael Nadal (1050) did it. In the final, Djokovic will face fourth-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
