Djokovic tested but prevails in Banja Luka opener
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.
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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.
BARCELONA: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz opened his title defense at the Barcelona Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win over Nuno Borges on Tuesday.
STUTTGART, Germany: Jelena Ostapenko swept past Emma Raducanu 6-2, 6-1 at the indoor clay Porsche Grand Prix on Tuesday for the British player’s second consecutive first-round loss.
World No 1 Novak Djokovic has admitted that his right elbow is “not in an ideal condition” with the French Open less than six weeks away.
Novak Djokovic has admitted his right elbow is "not in an ideal condition".
Novak Djokovic has admitted his right elbow “is not in ideal shape” ahead of the Srpska Open in Bosnia this week. The Serbian is looking to bounce back from a set-back that saw him exit the Monte Carlo Masters at the third round after defeat to Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti. Ad However, he has fresh injury concerns over a problem with his elbow, but says he will be fit enough for his Banja Luka Challenger opener against Luca Van Assche.
Novak Djokovic says he is still dealing with an elbow issue heading into this week's Srpska Open as the Serb looks to get his French Open preparations back on track following his early exit at the Monte Carlo Masters.