Following its unstoppable form since Aviv Watergen Open 2022, Novak Djokovic only takes 62 minutes to overcome Cristian Garin in the first round of Astana Open 2022. By the second round, Nole has another excellent performance when confronted with Botic van de Zandschulp (class 34 in the world).
Van de Zandschulp shows that it is not so bad when playing with Djokovic in the first half of Set 1.
Set 2, the battle tilted completely towards Djokovic. After the time of 1-1, the seed No. 4 of the 3 consecutive serve games of Van De Zandschulp. Set 2 ends quickly with a score of 6-1 for Djokovic.
“My season is very different from other players, so don't bring it out to compare. Before the tournament in Israel (Aviv Watergen Open 2022), I did not play for more than 3 months.
Botic is a talented player and when he has time to handle, he can make it difficult for you. So I tried to take away Botic's time and made him uncomfortable, “Djokovic shared after the match.
The former number 1 of Serbians took only 71 minutes to beat the Dutch opponent after 2 sets and were present in the quarterfinals. Djokovic has now reached the quarterfinals in September 8, he attended in 2022. The next opponent of the 35-year-old player Karen Khachanov, who defeated Marin Cilic after 3 sets with score 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Astana Open 2022 is the ATP 500 prize on the hard ground in the indoor yard. The tournament has the presence of many top players such as Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitsipas.
