After his absence from the 2022 tournament, the Serbian defeated Frenchman Muller in three sets and achieved a victory that will put him at the top of the ATP rankings on September 11.
After two years of not playing in the United States, Novak Djokovic He had a strong debut after defeating the Frenchman Alexandre Müller without messing up in three sets and after just over an hour and a half. The result is also for Serbian take back the number 1 world ranking on September 11.
The match – delayed due to the delay of the previous match for the women’s team – ended in early United States time, but it took about 1 hour and 35 minutesmore than enough time for the Serbian to win 6-0, 6-2 and 6-3. Thus, Djokovic’s successful return to the US Open after his refusal to be vaccinated to participate in 2022.
Interestingly, it was the absence of 2022 that allowed Djokovic to overcome Carlos Alcaraz in the world ranking. is that serbian He had just defeated the Spaniard at the Cincinnati Masters 1000 and, since he was not defending points in the United States, it was enough for him to overcome the first round to take the throne of the ATP rankings.. The Spaniard, for his part, reaches the Grand Slam with the “burden” of having to answer for his crown and the points he earned last year in his victory at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
“Evening sessions here are always something very special“, he claimed Nopewho, despite some service problems in the second and third sets, was pleased to have played at a high level.”from beginning to end“. The Balkan tennis player, a great contender for success this year with Alcaraz, will be measured in the next round with Zapatawho beat the American boy ethan quinn by 6-4, 6-4 and 6-3 in two hours and 13 minutes.
“There are no easy rivals“Djokovic said when asked about a Zapata he identified as a clay court specialist who was also able to adapt to fast courts.
The Argentines box at the US Open
After the victories of the brothers Juan Manuel and Francisco Cerundoloin addition to removing the Pedro Cachin, Argentines will have many activities today. Here are Tuesday’s games:
- Diego Schwartzman vs. Arthur Rinderknech | 1st round | Court 9 | Time: 12
- Sebastian Baez vs. Borna Coric | 1st round | Court 13 | Time: around 15
- Facundo Diaz acosta vs. John Isner | 1st round | Louis Armstrong Stadium | Time: around 16
- Thomas Etcheverry vs. Otto Virtánen | 1st round | Court 7 | Time: around 18
- Zheng Qingwen vs. Nadia Podoroska | 1st round | Court 7 | Time: around 18
- Lloyd Harris vs. Guido Pella | 1st round | Court 14 | Time: about 20
Source: Tycsports
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