Novak Djoković

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Rzym21: 53. finał M-1000.

[1] Novak Djoković d. Lorenzo Sonego 63 67(5) 62

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Czy w przypadku dzisiejszej porażki w finale (szóstej) będzie to swoisty antyrekord czy może ktoś ma więcej przegranych finałów tego samego turnieju Masters 1000?

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Nie znalazłem działu dotyczącego stricte ITF, ale i tak zapytam tutaj, bo tyczy się to Novaka: jako że był #1 w 2020, dlaczego Federacja nie przyznała mu jeszcze swojej nagrody (ITF World Champion)? Jakieś opóźnienia czy co? Anulowali ze względu na covid?

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Nie znalazłem działu dotyczącego stricte ITF, ale i tak zapytam tutaj, bo tyczy się to Novaka: jako że był #1 w 2020, dlaczego Federacja nie przyznała mu jeszcze swojej nagrody (ITF World Champion)? Jakieś opóźnienia czy co? Anulowali ze względu na covid?

Lepiej załóż wątek o ITF i tam zapytaj, bo tutaj pytanie za chwilę zginie.

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Nie znalazłem działu dotyczącego stricte ITF, ale i tak zapytam tutaj, bo tyczy się to Novaka: jako że był #1 w 2020, dlaczego Federacja nie przyznała mu jeszcze swojej nagrody (ITF World Champion)? Jakieś opóźnienia czy co? Anulowali ze względu na covid?

Lepiej załóż wątek o ITF i tam zapytaj, bo tutaj pytanie za chwilę zginie.

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Djokovic: 'I'm Very Pleased With My Fighting Spirit'

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The World No. 1 reflects on loss against Nadal in Rome final
Novak Djokovic was disappointed to fall short in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia final on Sunday against his great rival, Rafael Nadal. But the Serbian departs Rome as confident as he has been all clay-court season.

“[We played] almost three hours of high-quality tennis. Of course I'm disappointed not to win it, but at the same time I'm very pleased with the level of tennis that I managed to find in the later stages of this tournament,” Djokovic said. “Going into Paris brings me good sensation. I actually now [am starting] to feel like I actually want to feel on clay. So I think if I manage to play the way I played last night and today, I think I have a good chance to go all the way in Paris.”

Djokovic had a difficult path to the championship match, earning two victories on Saturday just to earn a shot against Nadal, who is now a 10-time champion at the Foro Italico.

“I could have easily went out from this tournament in quarters. I'm very pleased with my fighting spirit. The level of tennis was higher and higher, actually. Yesterday I played great. Today I thought I also played a high level,” Djokovic said. “Unfortunately [the] decisive moments in the first and third sets [today] just went his way. It was a bit unfortunate.”


Had Djokovic showed signs of fatigue against Nadal, it would have been understandable given he spent four hours and 56 minutes on court on Saturday. But the Serbian came out swinging after losing the second set, and he had a chance to surge into a lead in the decider.

“Not at all. I did not feel any fatigue. He managed to break my serve and played better, that's it. As I said, [until] the last shot it was quite close. I had my shot to win it, but [it] wasn't meant to be. I didn't feel fatigue,” Djokovic said. “Actually, I was very happy with the way I felt on the court. I could have gone for another few hours.”

Although Djokovic fell short of lifting his sixth Rome trophy, he earned a series of mental victories throughout the tournament, and he will also climb to second in the FedEx ATP Race To Turin. According to the Serbian, rallying past Stefanos Tsitsipas in a thrilling quarter-final that was played across Friday and Saturday due to rain, ranks high on that list.

“Mentally it means a lot to overcome a huge obstacle against Tsitsipas. I was a set and a break down. He was serving for the match. He had everything to finish that match, like probably Shapovalov had everything to finish the match against Rafa,” Djokovic said. “We both dug ourselves out of quite a big hole and managed to reach [the] final.

“He was just [the] better player in the decisive moments, and he took the victory away from me, but [it] was very close. I have a lot of positives to take away from today.”

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Djokovic will next compete at the Belgrade Open the week before Roland Garros. Last month, he played at the same venue in the Serbia Open, but lost against Aslan Karatsev in the semi-finals. The Serbian will take some time to recover before trying to lift a trophy on home soil.

“I’m going to rest as much as I can, because I had enough time with the racquet on the court. So I'm just going to rejuvenate, regroup, and then start training again some days before the start of the Belgrade Open,” Djokovic said. “I'm hoping I can go all the way there, playing at home. Most likely we are going to see the crowd in the stands, so that's going to be fantastic to feed off that energy, to go to Paris with good feelings on the court, off the court, spend some time with the family additionally, which I wouldn't get if I go earlier to Paris.

“I have to obviously keep the momentum going I feel with the quality of tennis. Do more training, of course, and [play a] few more matches. I think I'm on the right way. Actually, the past couple days really gave me the confidence boost for the clay. I found the game. So now I just have to maintain that level and peak in Paris.”

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Finał w Rzymie.

34-letni Serb po raz 11. zagrał w finale turnieju w wiecznym mieście (5-6). Ogółem był to już 118. zawodowy finał w karierze lidera rankingu (82-36).


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Djokovic Targets Serbian Hat-trick In Belgrade

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World No. 1 learned path to 83rd tour-level title on Friday
Top seed Novak Djokovic will next week hit the court at his namesake tennis centre in Serbia seeking his 83rd tour-level title, and a third on home soil as he leads the way at the Belgrade Open.

After starting the 2021 season with a record-extending ninth Australian Open title and breaking the all-time record of weeks at World No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, Djokovic has honed in on the clay-court swing as his next target.

In Belgrade, he will be contesting his fourth tournament on the terre-battue, and so far each tournament has gone better than the previous one: Djokovic bounced back from a third-round exit in Monte-Carlo to Daniel Evans with a run to the Serbia Open semi-finals (l. Karatsev), before reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 final of the year at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia (l. Nadal).

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Into the second round with a bye, Djokovic will start against either Egor Gerasimov or a qualifier as he seeks a Serbian hat-trick, having won two titles in Belgrade during the tournament’s previous four-year run (2009, 2011).

Djokovic could face countryman Miomir Kecmanovic, the seventh seed, in the quarter-finals. The match would be a repeat of their previous quarter-final in Belgrade, contested during last month’s Serbia Open held at the same venue, the Novak Tennis Centre.

Experienced clay court players including Pablo Andujar, who defeated Roger Federer in Geneva, and Pablo Cuevas are also in this section. Third seed Nikoloz Basilashvili and fifth seed Dusan Lajovic also feature in Djokovic’s half.


World No. 14 Gael Monfils is the second seed, and he arrives at the Serbian capital looking to capture his 11th tour-level title – and his first match win of the 2021 season (0-3). He’ll face either countryman Arthur Rinderknech or a qualifier in his opening match. Rinderknech, who also received a Roland Garros wild card, recently turned heads in Lyon after toppling #NextGenATP Jannik Sinner for his first Top 20 win.

Monfils could book another all-French clash in the semi-finals, with fourth seed Adrian Mannarino also landing in his half. Mannarino awaits the winner of Lucas Pouille and Fernando Verdasco in the second round, and could meet sixth seed Filip Krajinovic in the quarter-finals.

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