After more than 2 months of rest, Novak Djokovic officially re -appeared at Monte Carlo Masters. This is the second tournament he attended in 2022. Because he had not had a vaccine in Covid-19, the world's No. 1 player missed a series of events in the new season.
Last night, Djokovic had just matched at Monte Carlo Masters 2022 in the second round. His opponent Djokovic was Davidovich Fokina (46 ATP). The big surprise happened in Monaco when the world's No. 1 player had to take defeat after 3 sets.
Entering set 1, Djokovic entered slowly. After successfully defending the first serve game, he lost 2 breaks and was led by Davidovich Fokina to 4-1. Sang Game 6, the Serbian player reclaimed a break but could not turn the flag, thereby losing 3-6 in Set 1.
Sang Set 2, Davidovich Fokina continued to control the game when winning the break right in Djokovic's first serve game to take 3-0 lead. However, Nole also proved bravery when reclaiming the break in game 5.
In the second half of the set, the two players chased the score and exchanged very dramatic breaks. At game 12, they drew 6-6 and had to enter a series of tie-breaks to determine the victory. In the gun battle series, Nole played better at the decisive stage, thereby winning the 7-5 close to balance the score 1-1.
It seemed that the dramatic victory in Set 2 would help Djokovic shocked his spirit, he was disappointed in the whole set in Set 3. The No. 1 player in the world for Davidovich Fokina to win the break right in the first gaming game. After that, he had two more breaks and accepted the racket with the defeat of 1-6.
This match, Djokovic revealed a lot of weaknesses when suffering from 51 self-damaged errors, while this figure of Davidovich Fokina is 34. After nearly 3 hours of competition, the world's No. 1 player lost 1-2 final and was officially eliminated from Monte Carlo Masters 2022. It is clear that the competition has greatly affected the performance of the Serbian star star
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