Novak Djokovic has now won 101 career titles across 20 different countries and in 30 different cities

Novak Djokovic has captured the incredible 101st tour-level title of his career after battling past Lorenzo Musetti, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, in an all-Top 10 clash in the final at the indoor hard-court event in Athens on Saturday.

Having become the third man in the Open Era to capture 100 career titles in Geneva earlier this year, his latest triumph pushes him closer to the only two men ahead of him on the Open Era list for career titles.

MOST CAREER TITLES IN OPEN ERA (men, tour-level):

• 109: Jimmy Connors
• 103: Roger Federer
• 101: Novak Djokovic
• 94: Ivan Lendl
• 92: Rafael Nadal

Djokovic's title run in Athens also gives him two new career milestones...

Not only is Greece the 20th different country where Djokovic has won a tour-level title in his career, but Athens is the 30th different city where he's achieved the feat. And it's all the more perfect given the 24-time Grand Slam champion moved his home base to Athens earlier this year.

He was asked in his on-court interview how it felt to win in the Greek capital: "Like at home. I love it," he said. "I want to thank everybody for coming out today, and all week, and supporting me and all of the players.

"It's been an amazing tournament."

NOLE'S 101 CAREER TITLES BY COUNTRY (20):

• 18: United States
• 12: Australia, France, United Kingdom
• 11: China
• 8: Italy
• 5: United Arab Emirates
• 4: Canada
• 3: Serbia, Spain
• 2: Monaco, Qatar, Switzerland
• 1: Austria, Greece, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Portugal

NOLE'S 101 CAREER TITLES BY CITY (30):

• 11: London, Paris
• 10: Melbourne
• 6: Beijing, Miami, Rome
• 5: Dubai, Indian Wells, New York, Shanghai
• 3: Belgrade, Madrid
• 2: Adelaide, Cincinnati, Doha, Monte Carlo, Montreal, Toronto, Turin
• 1: Amersfoort, Astana, Athens, Basel, Eastbourne, Estoril, Geneva, Metz, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Vienna

Note: Djokovic has won the Cincinnati Open three times, but only two of them—2018 and 2023—actually came in Cincinnati, while the other one in 2020 was held in New York due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Djokovic and Musetti went toe to toe for almost three hours on Saturday—two hours and 59 minutes, to be exact—and it looked like Musetti might be on his way to his first ATP title in three years, as he broke in the third game of the match and held from there until he had the first set in his pocket.

After seven more holds to start the second set, Djokovic finally got his first break of the match for 5-3 and served it out to send the match to a third, where time and time again he inched ahead only for Musetti to catch back up—he led 3-1, then it was 3-all, then he led 5-3, then it was 5-all.

Serving in that 5-all game, Musetti had a point to hold for 6-5, but Djokovic not only won it, he actually ended up winning seven points in a row, breaking for 6-5 and then holding at love to finally seal the victory.

"Three hours of just a grueling match, physically super demanding," Djokovic said afterwards. "Lorenzo played really well. It could've been anybody's game, anybody's match. Congrats to him for an amazing performance and I'm just really proud of myself to get through this one."

Djokovic's victory over Musetti also means that Felix Auger-Aliassime becomes the eighth and final qualifier for the ATP Finals this year. Musetti needed to win Athens to clinch the eighth spot over the Canadian.

Both Djokovic and Musetti are now scheduled to head to Turin—Djokovic was the third player to qualify for the elite eight-man event and begins on Monday, while Musetti will be the first alternate there now.