The Serbian Novak Djokovic He has no other consolation that the Miami Masters 1000 ATP is just around the corner, in a week, and his world number one remains assured. Although not enough to compensate for his current anger and worry of feeling “in a negative cycle, which I’m not used to.”
His goal was to start the season with a victory at the Australian Open, his favorite tournament, but he was dethroned by the Italian. Jannik Sinner. He took a long break from the circuit to return, for the first time since the pandemic, to the Indian Wells-Miami double.
And it didn’t last past their second meeting. In the third round, on the street. Defeated by a late rival due to a last-minute loss, as he had been beaten in the previous stage by the Belgian. David Goffin.
Djokovic, 36 years old and No. 1, was seized by a 20-year-old Italian boy, from the generation of Carlos Alcaraz but still outside the top-100 (no. 123).
A few days later, Djokovic had more reason to raise his anger at that setback. He feared it, and it happened. The contest of his admirer and executioner Luca Nardi It took a few more hours.
Nardi was unable to overcome the next obstacle. The American tied him securely. Tommy Paul26 years old and number 17, winner 6-4 and 6-3 in 1h.20′.
The powerful American, who grew up on hard courts and tamed the talented transalpine, did not waste the opportunity, still with a high defeat of his idol and with a lot of experience still to be gained.
Tomm Paul’s date in the quarterfinals is with the Norwegian Casper Ruud, which removed the French Gael Monfils by 3-6, 7-6 (3) and 6-4.
Source: La Verdad
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