At the beginning of the year, due to a scandal related to the passport, Novak Djokovic was expelled from Australia. Therefore, the Serbian player was unable to attend Australia expanded 2022, thereby missing the opportunity to win the 21st Grand Slam in his career.
It was not until the end of February that Djokovic decided to re -export. The event that he chose was Dubai Championships – ATP 500 prize in the UAE. Here, he is ranked No. 1 seed and is considered the leading candidate for the championship.
However, on Dubai, unexpectedly happened. After easily passing the first two rounds, Djokovic had a face of Jiri Vesely in the quarterfinals. Before the opponent was only ranked 123 in the world, Nole Lai was disappointed in the whole episode when he received a failure and was eliminated from the tournament.
Recently, Djokovic spoke out about the defeat. The Serbian player said that not playing for too long has made him lose his performance.
“I lack matches to rub. You can completely recognize it. When playing on the field, I still have to try to find my inherent performance.
Over the past few months, I have not played any match. The more we play, the new we have stability and play comfortably. I need to participate in more tournaments, ”Tennishead quoted Nole.
With defeat in Dubai, Djokovic also lost the No. 1 position in the world. According to the latest update on February 28, the owner of the 20 Grand Slam had to give the throne to Daniil Medvedev. The next tournament he attended will be Indian Wells Masters.
