Logically they want to find a thousand and one explanations as to why. Novak Djokovic lost in the semi-final match at the Australian Open. He went unbeaten in ten penultimate round matches which led to him collecting a dozen trophies at Melbourne Park.
But the day of defeat came, when his streak in the semis ended, as well as a streak of 33 consecutive victories in the first Grand Slam of the season.
He was known to have suffered elbow problems during the United Cup, the mixed team tournament that opened the campaign, but himself Novak Djokovic He said he had time to treat and heal it before the Australian Open.
He explained his lukewarm start to the tournament, having more problems than usual against rivals such as the young Croatian Dino Prizmic or the Australian Alexei Popyrindue to a viral process.
He pointed out that it was almost resolved when he ‘resurrected’ in the round of 16, beating the Frenchman 6-0, 6-0 and 6-3 Adrian Mannarino. He stayed in the quarterfinals against the American Taylor Fritzhe fired against the Italian Jannik Sinner, later champion.
‘Nole’, 36 years old and No. 1, succumbed to his former executioner in the group stage of the ATP Finals in Turin and in the semifinals of the Davis Cup, in November.
In Serbia, health reasons came out to explain 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6) and 6-3 in favor of Sinner, sweeping the first two sets. “He had a fever the night before the semifinals. “I don’t want to go to the doctor so that journalists don’t find out and cause trouble,” the Express portal reported, referring to the Serbian journalist. Luka Nikolicwhich is based on a return to the viral process that Djokovic seems to have overcome.
However, his main coach, the Croatian Goran Ivanisevichas been vocal about it in the Balkan media Sportklub.
“No, nothing disturbs him, ‘No’ i am healthy He is flesh and blood, sooner or later he will have to lose. He didn’t do well from the first round. “It’s not a tragedy,” he said.
Ivanisevic highlighted the characteristics of the Sinner, “that you can’t do anything if you’re not one hundred percent, but you can also lose if you’re one hundred percent. And if you have to lose to someone, I’m glad that this person is Sinner “, ending of the coach, emphasizing the merits of the transalpine, 22 years old and world number 4, who from the potential became the true champion of a Grand Slam.
Source: La Verdad
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