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On a cold night in Belgrade (always wanted to start a novel that way), Novak Djokovic struggled but won over the 50th ranked player in the world, who ran him 'from pillar to post' for 3 hours 20 minutes.
Djere won more points, 135-132, broke Novak's serve 4 times, and had a short forehand to go up a mini-break in the third set tiebreak 6-4. Missed and lost 26 76(6) 76(4). Second prize is a set of steak knives. https://youtu.be/wVQPY4LlbJ4
Beats finishing third.
Next up for Novak, countryman Miomir Kecmanovic, former junior world number one over Tsitsipas in 2016.
For Novak, a win's a win, which is a lot better than his dreary loss in the first round at Monte Carlo to Fokina.
After that loss, Novak said he was "exhausted". Days later, uber coach Goran said "Novak had been sick". Snarks said: "is that his third case of Covid or his first"". Think about it.
Dominik Thiem lost again, but it was a better loss, in three sets to John Millman. His movement and backhand improved, but his previously fearsome forehand still lacks velocity. Aussie Millman was gracious at the net, "I'll have trouble handling you when you're fit." Thiem says his glass is half full: "I'm happy [with] how I was fighting, how I was defending, how I was moving." he said. "The backhand was pretty good. The forehand is not there yet, but I know this and I'm practising so that it's getting better."
On a cold night in Belgrade (always wanted to start a novel that way), Novak Djokovic struggled but won over the 50th ranked player in the world, who ran him 'from pillar to post' for 3 hours 20 minutes.
Djere won more points, 135-132, broke Novak's serve 4 times, and had a short forehand to go up a mini-break in the third set tiebreak 6-4. Missed and lost 26 76(6) 76(4). Second prize is a set of steak knives. https://youtu.be/wVQPY4LlbJ4
Beats finishing third.
Next up for Novak, countryman Miomir Kecmanovic, former junior world number one over Tsitsipas in 2016.
For Novak, a win's a win, which is a lot better than his dreary loss in the first round at Monte Carlo to Fokina.
After that loss, Novak said he was "exhausted". Days later, uber coach Goran said "Novak had been sick". Snarks said: "is that his third case of Covid or his first"". Think about it.
Dominik Thiem lost again, but it was a better loss, in three sets to John Millman. His movement and backhand improved, but his previously fearsome forehand still lacks velocity. Aussie Millman was gracious at the net, "I'll have trouble handling you when you're fit." Thiem says his glass is half full: "I'm happy [with] how I was fighting, how I was defending, how I was moving." he said. "The backhand was pretty good. The forehand is not there yet, but I know this and I'm practising so that it's getting better."
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