( CNN ) -- Former world No . 1 Novak Djokovic retained his Rogers Cup title in Toronto by defeating French 14th seed Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-2 . The Serb , who lost his position at the top of the world rankings following Roger Federer 's Wimbledon triumph , did not drop a set during the defense of the championship he won during his dominant 2011 season . The five-time major winner took advantage of all three break points he earned during the match to wrap up victory in just over an hour . Djokovic was pleased to have bounced back after a disappointing loss to Argentina 's Juan Martin del Potro in the recent bronze medal match at the London 2012 Olympic Games . `` It 's a big tournament , one of the biggest we have in tennis , '' Djokovic told the ATP Tour 's official website after securing his 31st career title . `` I 'm very happy to be in this position . `` I truly did not expect myself to win this tournament after the emotional losses in the Olympic Games . I really took it hard . I tried to bounce back and recover ; I 've done great , I have to say . '' Federer considering Rio Olympic bid . Having also won the Rogers Cup title in 2007 , Djokovic became only the third Open era player to win the event at least three times , following in the footsteps of Ivan Lendl and Andre Agassi . `` I 'm not one of the biggest servers in the game , that 's for sure , but I always try to focus on the second shot after the serve , '' said the 25-year-old Serb , who has won seven of the eight matches he has played against Gasquet . `` I 've been working on the efficiency of my first and second serve , but also trying to be aggressive in the first ball . It 's been working exceptionally well throughout the whole week . '' Azarenka and Sharapova both in doubt for start of U.S. Open . In the women 's draw , Li Na ensured she will return to the top 10 of the world rankings by coming back from 5-1 down in the final set to beat Lucie Safarova 3-6 6-3 7-5 . China 's 2011 French Open champion will play Safarova 's compatriot Petra Kvitova in Monday 's final , after last year 's Wimbledon winner defeated former world No . 1 Caroline Wozniacki . `` In the beginning I was trying to shoot as hard as I could , and I was making a lot of mistakes -- so I knew I had to start putting the ball back in the court more , '' Li told the WTA Tour 's official website . `` This is tennis . You have to put the ball over the net and back in the court . It looks easy , but sometimes it can be hard to do . `` When I was 5-1 down , I thought if I shot hard four in a row , I 'd lose the match . So I had to change a little bit . I was just trying to take it point by point . `` When I got back to 5-4 , my serve game , I think it was more exciting for the fans . They were supporting me a lot . I 'm happy I could win the match . ''
Novak Djokovic retains his Rogers Cup title in Toronto . The five-time grand slam winner beat Richard Gasquet in straight sets . China 's Li Na is back in the top 10 after reaching the semifinal in the women 's draw . The 2011 French Open champion will play Petra Kvitova in Monday 's final .