Less than twenty-four hours after lifting the trophy of ATP Finals in Turin (Italy)the number one in world tennis, Novak Djokovic is already in Malaga to lead Serbia in the finals of Davis Cup 2023where he will make his debut this Thursday at 4:00 pm against Great Britain in this Andalusian city.
He is the king of world tennis, with twenty-four Grand Slam wins and, in addition, he continues to break historical records by starting this Monday his 400th week in his career as number one in the ranking of ATP, but his ambition will not let him rest.
The Serbian has arrived in Malaga to prepare for the final stage of the Davis Cup to be held Sports Palace of Martín Carpena from this Tuesday to Sunday.
He does so less than 24 hours after defeating the Italian in the final Jannik Sinner to become the player with the most ATP Finals titles, with seven, topping the Swiss’ six crowns Roger Federer.
The 36-year-old Balkan player was welcomed on Monday afternoon by the tournament director, the former tennis player and winner of the Davis Cup with Spain Feliciano Lopezat Malaga airport, where he arrived directly from Turin.
In the Davis Cup, the Serbian has a record of 31 wins and seven losses in singles matches, a 3-3 tie in doubles and a Serbian title, the only one for his country so far, achieved in the 2010 edition, when It was played in a different format than it is today.
His opponent in this final, Jannik Sinner, the number four in the world and lost in two sets of doubles 6-3, will also come to Malaga this Tuesday night to lead one of the favorite teams to lift the Salad Bowl: Italy.
Serbia is and should be more than Djokovic. They join him in the group led by Victor Troicki the rackets Laslo Djere (33rd in the world), Dusan Lajovic (46), Miomir Kecmanovic (55) and Hamad Medjedovic (111).
The competition schedule is as follows: Canada vs. Finland (Tuesday, 4:00 pm); Czech Republic vs Australia (Wednesday, 4:00 pm); Italy vs Netherlands (Thursday, 10:00 am); and Serbia against Great Britain (Thursday, not before 4:00 pm).
The first semi-final takes place on Friday 24th at 4:00 pm and will pit the winner of Canada-Finland against the winner of Czech Republic-Australia, while the second is on Saturday 25th at 12:00 pm between Italy or the Netherlands and Serbia or Great Britain. Brittany.
The eight teams will compete in direct elimination matches, where there will be two singles matches and one doubles match to decide the pass. Djokovic has been called the star of the world’s premier team tennis tournament, but if there are places where surprises are welcome, it’s the Davis Cup.
Last year, Canada lifted the important trophy for the first time in its history and this year, without Spain on the poster, but with high-level teams to be reckoned with such as Australia or Great Britain, apparently not so. it is clear that the world number one will be on his way to Malaga.
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Source: La Verdad
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