Djokovic makes winning return in Athens
Novak Djokovic returned after three weeks out of action to ease past Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets at the Athens ATP tournament on Tuesday.
Top seed Djokovic, the recipient of a first-round bye at the indoor hard-court tournament, won through 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 against his 89th-ranked opponent in the round of 16.
Djokovic, 38, had lost his previous two meetings against Tabilo, a decade younger, who beat the Serb on clay in Rome last year and Monte Carlo this season.
The world No 5 took the measure of the Chilean in the opening set tiebreak and broke twice in the second set to reach his 225th tour-level quarterfinal.
225 and counting 🎻
— ATP Tour (@atptour) November 4, 2025
The 24-time major champ powers past Tabilo 7-6(3) 6-1 to secure his 225th tour-level quarter-final! 👏#HellenicChampionship | @DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/L13T676PC3
He will next play either Portugal's Nuno Borges or American qualifier Eliot Spizzirri for a place in the semifinals.
Djokovic will compete in next week's ATP Finals in Turin.
After his defeat in the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters 1000 against Valentin Vacherot on October 11, he skipped the Paris Masters, which ended on Sunday.
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