The Serbian number one seed started slowly but showed his mettle in the first tie-break set before completely dominating the game in set 2. With this victory, Djokovic became the first player in history to reach the quarter-finals of ATP tournaments in 25 different countries.
This is also Djokovic's first time playing in Greece - where he has just moved to live with his family. The 38-year-old shared: I felt like I was at home playing at Athens. We Serbs have always loved Greece because the two countries have many cultural and religious similarities.
The Hellenic Championship is the ATP 250 Belgrade Open event that Djokovic moved from Serbia to Greece, after he and the Serbian government had disagreements on sports policy. This year's event took place indoors at the OAKA complex, attracting a large local audience.
The victory over Tabilo also helped Djokovic successfully "idesest" after 2 defeats on clay against Chilean tennis player in Rome 2024 and Monte-Carlo 2025. The Serbian tennis player is now on a 28-match unbeaten streak every time he wins the first set of this season, showing stable performance ahead of the ATP Finals.
Djokovic has confirmed his participation in the tournament for the 8 best players of the year in Turin (Italy), where he currently holds a record of 7 championships. ATP Finals 2025 will kick off on November 9 with the participation of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur. The remaining two spots will be determined after Lorenzo Musetti and Felix Auger-Aliassime complete the tournaments this week.
