Hubert Hurkacz and Novak Djokovic are the only two players in 2023 to save a match point en route to an ATP Tour title in two separate tournaments.
Hurkacz joined Djokovic on the exclusive list when he saved one championship point in the Shanghai final against Andrey Rublev. It was the second consecutive ATP Masters 1000 event at which the champion saved match point during his title run, after Novak Djokovic did so in Cincinnati against Carlos Alcaraz.
The Polish star also saved a match point in February at the Open 13 Provence in Marseille. He saved a match point in the quarter-finals against Mikael Ymer and did not lose a set the rest of the week.
| Player | Event-Opponent | Rd | MPs Saved |
| Novak Djokovic | Adelaide-1 vs Korda | F | 1 |
| Wu Yibing | Dallas vs Isner | F | 4 |
| Hubert Hurkacz | Marseille vs M. Ymer | QF | 1 |
| Holger Rune | Munich vs. van de Zandschulp | F | 4 |
| Frances Tiafoe | Stuttgart vs Struff | F | 1 |
| Christopher Eubanks | Mallorca vs Harris | SF | 5 |
| Novak Djokovic | Cincinnati vs Alcaraz | F | 1 |
| Hubert Hurkacz | Shanghai vs Rublev | F | 1 |
Djokovic accomplished the feat in his first tournament of the season, the Adelaide International 1. He was on the brink against Sebastian Korda before rallying for the victory.
The Serbian also saved championship point against Alcaraz in the final of the Western & Southern Open. The three-hour, 49-minute battle was one of the best matches of 2023.
Eight times in 2023 a champion has triumphed after saving match point en route to the title. On six of those occasions, the champion saved match point in the final.
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