Serbia’s Novak Djokovic loses in the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 points once morest Spain’s Alejandro Davidovic.
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Novak Djokovic
The world number one in tennis, Novak Djokovic, was eliminated from the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 points, yesterday, Tuesday, following losing to young Spaniard Alejandro Davidovic.
The 22-year-old achieved his first victory over Djokovic in their third meeting, as the previous two occasions were last year in the Rome Masters, and then in the last Olympic Games “Tokyo 2020”.
Davidovic won 6-3, 6-7 (5-7) and 6-1, to set off an unexpected surprise in Monaco. Djokovic acknowledged Davidovic’s superiority, expressing concern regarding his physical collapse in the third set.
“I didn’t like my physical condition in the third set,” said Djokovic, the two-time champion in 2013 and 2015. “I completely ran out of energy. I wasn’t able to continue exchanging blows. If you can’t feel your feet, things become impossible. I have to find a solution with my assistant team to get close to me.” My best level in the next tournament.”
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Djokovic, who moved away from tournaments in the first part of the season due to the rules regarding the Corona virus and his refusal to receive the vaccine, indicated that his next goal is to preserve his title in the French Open, “Roland Garros”. The world number one congratulated the young Spaniard for his performance and qualifying for the third round.
It was the second Monte Carlo tournament for the Serbian star since the beginning of the new season, and the first since last February, when he lost in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Championship once morest Czech Jerry Veseli.
In turn, the young Spaniard said: “This is a very special victory for me. I grew up watching Noli (Novak Djokovic) play, and I am very impressed with him.”
The world number 46 continued, “I follow Djokovic in every tournament he plays, in every match. Everything was special here in Monte Carlo, with full stadiums, and in front of the world number one. I enjoyed the meeting a lot, every moment. I am very happy.”
Davidovic admitted that he had to make a great effort mentally when Djokovic won the second set, and equalized the result (1-1).