With a flourish, Novak Djokovic hopes to cap off a difficult season. The Serbian superstar had to forfeit the Australian Open and the US Open, and he decided against getting immunized against the coronavirus. Two tournaments in which he would have been the overwhelming favorite to win.
In addition to missing the American Masters 1000, the former world number one seriously damaged his reputation. The 35-year-old Belgrade native persevered despite several setbacks and revitalized his season by winning Wimbledon for a record seventh time.
With 21 Grand Slam victories, Nole has now tied his hero Pete Sampras for the most in history. The ‘Djoker’ also triumphed in the Italian Internazionali BNL, the Tel Aviv ATP 250, and the Astana ATP 500. Removing the ticket for the Turin ATP Finals.
Along with Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Andrey Rublev, the 21-time Slam champion was placed in an iron group.
Nole Djokovic, according to Patrick McEnroe
“As we found out recently with Simona Halep testing positive, these players are getting tested all the time,”
Patrick McEnroe stated.
“So if there was anything illegal in the drinks that they were mixing, which they do for them all the time during matches, it’s likely that Novak Djokovic would test positive for it.”
Pete Bodo, a well-known tennis author, and journalist joined McEnroe on the podcast episode and also made a lighthearted comment.
“I see a magic proprietary branded Novak Djokovic tennis elixir coming out, with ingredients that are as closely and secretly guarded as the formula for Coca-Cola,”
Bodo spoke up.
“[It would be] a perfect ending [to the season],” Novak Djokovic told ATP Media on Friday. “The cherry on the cake, for sure, but it’s a long way. It’s a long week. You’ve got to play the best players in the world [here],”
stated Djokovic.
“You have to play more or less everyone in this tournament at least once, so I look forward to it. I’ve had experience in this tournament, in this format, many times, and hopefully, that can serve me in a good way.
I played him in the past two tournaments I played, in the final in Astana and the semi-finals in Paris”. “Both matches were quite close, particularly the one in Paris. I know that I am expecting a tough match without a doubt.”
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