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Novak Djokovic blames ‘illness’ and apologises to crowd for final-set bagel in Serbia Open final loss to Andrey Rublev

World No.1 Novak Djokovic apologised to his home crowd and blamed a recent “illness” after losing the Serbia Open final when getting ‘bageled’ by Andrey Rublev in the decider. Djokovic was playing just his third ATP tournament of the season as he continues his clay-court preparations ahead of next month’s French Open. Ad/> The Serbian, who lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in his opening match at Monte Carlo the previous week, beat Laslo Djere, Miomir Kecmanovic and Karen Khachanov en route to reaching the final in Belgrade.

’I ran out of gas,’ says Djokovic after Belgrade final defeat

BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic was denied his first title of the year on Sunday, the world No. 1 admitting he “ran out of gas” in a three sets defeat to Russia’s Andrey Rublev in the final of the Serbia Open.

Andrey Rublev Beats "Out Of Gas" Novak Djokovic To Win Serbia Open

Novak Djokovic was denied his first title of the year on Sunday, the world number one admitting he "ran out of gas" in a three sets defeat to Russia's Andrey Rublev in the final of the Serbia Open. Second seed Rublev won 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-0 against the top seed who had been looking to regain winning form before his French Open title defence next month. The Belgrade event in his hometown was only Djokovic's third of 2022 after he was deported from Melbourne - and denied the chance to defend his Australian Open title - after entering the country unvaccinated.

'I ran out of gas,' says Novak Djokovic after Belgrade final defeat

Djokovic was denied his first title of the year on Sunday, the world number one admitting he "ran out of gas" in a three sets defeat to Russia's Andrey Rublev in the final of the Serbia Open. Second seed Rublev won 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-0 against the top seed who had been looking to regain winning form before his French Open title defence next month.