The Serbian defeated Spaniard Davidovich Fokina for the second round of the Masters 1000 after playing his final individual match at the 2021 US Open.
After two years of not being able to enter the United States because of his unwavering position not to be vaccinated against Covid-19the serbian Novak Djokovic returned to compete there in singles and did so with success. He defeated the Spanish Davidovich Fokina, who withdrew due to physical discomfort after 42 minutes of play with part of 6-4 and 4-3 favorable to of Belgrade for the second round of Cincinnati Masters 1000.
His return to the North American country was marred by a doubles loss with compatriot Nikola Cacic. With the end of the pandemic and the lifting of national government restrictions, Nope suffered a fall before the couple composed of the British Jamie Murray and the New Zealander michael venus through 6-4 and 6-2 upon his return.
The training camps you attended Djokovic was in awe of the fanatical Serbian public as well as the two where he played his first matches in doubles and singles in USA After a few years out of the loop. Naa round of 16, will face Frenchman Gael Monfils and He will try to repeat the title he won in 2018.
Novak Djokovic, happy to be back in the United States
“I have very good memories of this tournament, winning it in 2018 was a highlight for me. I amI am very happy to be back in the United States. Two years ago, I missed a lot because some of the biggest tournaments in the sport were played here. So I’m excited to be back“, secure after victory over mulina.
The Serb’s last game there was a loss in the US Open final on September 12, 2021 against Russian Daniil Medvedev 4-6; 4-6 and 4-6. On the way, he eliminated the German Alexander Zverev in the semifinals; in Italian Matteo Berrettini, in the quarterfinals; going to the place Jenson Brooksby, in the eighth; and in japanese Kei Nishikori and in Norwegian Holger Rune, in previous rounds.
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