Novak Djokovic He had a fantastic 2023, although it didn’t end the way he wanted. After proclaiming himself ‘master’ at the ATP Finals and tying the season’s number one with solvency at his executioner at Wimbledon, Carlos Alcarazsuffered defeat in the Davis Cup Finals.
He wanted to take the lead in a second ‘silver bowl’, the first with a group stage and Final 8 format, but he let match points slip away against Jannik Sinnerwhich also ended Italy’s qualification to the semi-finals, contributing more to the doubles than a dull ‘Nole’.
The year didn’t end well, and it didn’t open as well as desired. After ten undefeated semi-finals at the Australian Open, a streak of 33 consecutive Grand Slam victories that gave him ten of his twenty-four Grand Slams, defeat before his new nightmare, Jannik Sinner.
Djokovic admitted he had to rethink what to do next, as he was not used to leaving Melbourne days before the end of the tournament. In his agenda he did not rule out going to the qualifying rounds. Davis cup which will be held between February 2 and 4.
And you accidentally got yourself into trouble. He has already paraded his participation in the Serbian national team, his teammates do not guarantee that they will get a place for the group stage in September. This was evident from the beginning.
Despite competing at home, in Sport Hall Ibar Kraljevofrom this town of Serbia, when choosing a surface (clay court), Serbia opened the confrontation with Slovakia with a defeat (0-1).
The Slovak Lukas Klein (25 years old, 142 in the world), who is about to knock out the German in Australia Alexander Zverev which he led in the fifth set supertiebreak, beat Miomir Kecmanovic24 years old and No. 41 ATP, 7-6 (2) and 6-2 in 1h.29′.
Then duel between Dusan Lajovic and Alex Molcansecond singles of the opening day that will end in doubles (Cacic/Kecmanovic vs. Kovalic/Zelenay).
On Saturday, the final two singles: Kecmanovic-Molcan and Lajovic-Klein.
Djokovic, helpful, even the summer will be very busy, because the Olympic gold in Paris 2024 It’s a mission, and then comes the US Open and Davis Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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