Top-ranked Djokovic joins ailing Nadal in infirmary ahead of Madrid Open
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will miss the Madrid Open, apparently due to a fitness issue, the Spanish event said Saturday.
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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will miss the Madrid Open, apparently due to a fitness issue, the Spanish event said Saturday.
Novak Djokovic Phot/OSCAR DEL POZO AFP/File
Novak Djokovic was far from his best in his quarter-final defeat to Dusan Lajovic at the Srpska Open, but the Serb said he is still hopeful of finding his groove on clay before next month's French Open.
The defending champion and world No 1, Iga Swiatek, showcased all her experience to book a semi-final place at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart.
Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas eased into the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open after a straight-sets win over Alex de Minaur on Friday.
Novak Djokovic has said he «would love to coach Nick Kyrgios» and added that «he would win five Slams with me, but it would not come cheap» when he was asked to choose a player at ATP Banja Luka. Djokovic battled from a set down to beat 18-year-old Luca Van Assche in three tough sets, 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2, in Bosnia on Wednesday as he attempts to find some form and rhythm ahead of the second Grand Slam of the season at Roland-Garros.
BANJA LUKA Bosnia/Herzegovina: Novak Djokovic battled back from a set down to beat French teenager Luca Van Assche 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-2 in his opening match in Banja Luka on Wednesday.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic battled from a set down to beat 18-year-old Luca Van Assche 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 at the Banja Luka Open in Bosnia on Wednesday. Van Assche took the upper hand by winning the first set in a tie-break, but Djokovic withstood the early challenge from the teenager to rally from behind and avoid a second successive defeat in an entertaining two-hour, 38-minute clash.