Novak Djokovic go to Martín Carpena from Malaga ready to put a great finish to one of the best seasons of his long career. The champion of three Grand Slam tournaments, the ‘master’ of the ATP Finals wants to seal this 2023 with a victory of sentimental importance, to underline his status as a hero in Serbia.
However, the illusion turned to tragedy, twice. The world number one, 36 years old, had Serbia’s place in the final in hand, but did not waste any of the three match points against Jannik Sinner, which won him the second time in ten days.
At 1-1 in the Serbia-Italy tie, the disaster ended in the final doubles. The hero of the day is sinfulwho concluded his work with Lorenzo Sonego. They lost Djokovic and Miomir Kecmanovic by 6-3 and 6-4.
Serbia, for home. ‘Nole’ still does not have the second ‘salad bowl’, it has to settle for the one from 2010. Italy seeks another trophy, to remember the times of Adriano Panatta in 1976. He would play his seventh final with a brilliant new generation, even in Matteo Berrettini only supportive due to injury. In front, a Jannik Sinner dream, which ended Djokovic’s 21-game unbeaten Davis Cup streak (6-2, 2-6 and 7-5), and soured his final doubles campaign.
This Sunday, a match from 4 pm between Italy and Australia of the captain Lleyton Hewitt and his number 1 Alex de Minaur. The 49th final for the second most successful nation (28) in the Davis Cup, although the Aussies have not lifted the trophy since 2003.
Djokovic He had conflicts with the fans of Great Britain and Italy (on several occasions he acted as a conductor trying to arouse the fans), as well as with agents of the World Anti-Doping Agency for a control scheduled by an hour and a half from his individual. with British Cameron Norrie.
He usually moves well in this swampy terrain, it motivates him, but the Davis Cup is tricky. Normalcy is conspicuous by its absence. The sinner put the epic. The tragedy, Djokovic.
The pair Sinner-Sonegowhich took place in the quarterfinals against the Netherlands, underwent a pair Djokovic-Kecmanovic, with a fight together recently in Paris-Bercy. Four tennis players clear in singles, started with the need for decisive doubles.
Italy dominated, focusing their attacks on Kecmanovic (he won the first point against Lorenzo Musetti, 6-7, 6-2 and 6-1) and avoiding Djokovic, whom they gradually closed down.
Source: La Verdad
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