Djokovic notches 1,000th tour win

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic earned his 1,000th tourlevel 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. It will be a repeat of last year's French Open final, which Djokovic won after fighting back from two sets down.

The 34-year-old is only the fifth man in the Open Era to reach the 1,000 win milestone after Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer, Ivan Lendl and Rafa Nadal.