At the 2024 United Cup, Novak Djokovic's Serbia Tel had just stopped in the quarterfinals after the defeat to the host of Australia. This match, the world's No. 1 player suddenly lost 4-6, 4-6 against Alex de Minaur in the men's match.
Notably, in the whole match, Djokovic has repeatedly received support from the medical team. From the beginning of the tournament, the Serbian player struggled with his wrist injury. This makes his fans worried, because Australia is expanding is coming very close.
Upon hearing that Djokovic was injured, Nick Kyrgios recently made his opinion. The Australian player thinks that Nole or other traumatic players are due to ATP using many different types of balls in the tournament.
Kyrgios wrote on his personal page: “Finally changing the ball every week, Djokovic's wrist. ATP really needs to do something to solve the problem. Don't think the ball is small. It affects the wrist, elbow of the player during the season.”
It is known that ATP often uses a variety of sponsors through the tournaments. Each type of ball has a different bounce and reaction with force, so it will have a certain effect on the players.
De Minaur's defeat also made Djokovic lose a series of 43 consecutive wins. After the United Cup, the Serbian star will rest and practice more than a week before attending Australia expanded, the tournament he was the championship.
