Novak Djokovic bursts the collar. After the devastating criticism of his person, he defends himself in the Serbian newspaper “Sportski žurnal”.
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Djokovic trains on sand after the corona isolation in Belgrade. He says: «Recently I have only seen criticism, very malicious criticism. As if there was an agenda. As if it were a witch hunt. »
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Djokovic is accused of his behavior during the Adriatic tour. There the tennis stars acted as if there had never been a corona pandamia. Like here at the basketball chat match.
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«I’m not sure I will play at the US Open. I plan to play in Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros in September, »he says of his plans.
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Djokovic is accompanied by Viktor Troicki on his return to the court.
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Novak Djokovic is fed up. The world number 1 has been for weeks criticized and even insulted on TV. The Serb is the target for numerous attacks. Now he is fighting back.
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Djokovic writes in the Serbian sports newspaper “Sportski žurnal”: “Lately I’ve only seen criticism, very malicious criticism.”
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May 22: Novak Djokovic informs about his «Adria Tour». Even then, the media gathered tightly in front of him.
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June 11: Arrival of the stars in Belgrade. Djokovic welcomes the players of the Adriatic tour at the airport, welcomes Dominic Thiem with a handshake.
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June 11: Djokovic invites you to a fun football game in which «physical distancing» is not an issue at all. The stars lie in their arms and cheer cheerfully.
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June 21: While Zverev is waiting with girlfriend Brenda, Djokovic prefers to return to Serbia untested.
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June 23: Now Novak Djokovic has to announce that he has tested positive.
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At the longest, however, it is about more than the incidents on his Adriatic tour, where several players and staff members were infected with the corona virus. Djokovic: «As if there was an agenda. As if it were a witch hunt. »
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He believes the critics were determined to bring someone down. “One person, one big name, to be the main culprit for everything.”
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Djokovic back in training
And the choice fell on him. Djokovic started the tournament series for a good cause, was at the forefront of the celebrations and fan gatherings and, two weeks ago, he and his wife Jelena were also tested positive for the virus.
With Thiem and Zverev: Djokovic invites you to a wild celebration topless(00:44)
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Now the 33-year-old is fit again. After 14 days of isolation, he enters the court in the «Novak Tennis Center» in Belgrade. There he completed a training session on sand with fellow countryman Viktor Troicki.
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Djokovic probably not at the US Open
That leads to the next point: Djokovic may not do the US Open. The Grand Slam in New York would start on August 31. On his homepage he only introduces the French Open (from September 27th) as a fixed schedule – a tournament on sand.
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At “Sportski žurnal” he says: “I am not sure whether I will play at the US Open. I plan to play in Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros in September. »
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Probably not Nadal in New York either
He is not alone in this. World number 2 Rafael Nadal has just confirmed his participation in the tournament in Madrid (September 14), which starts one day after the US Open final. The likelihood that the three biggest stars will be missing from the US Open together with injured Roger Federer is very high.
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Djokovic points out that EU travel regulations will be the decisive criterion for the USA. «I hope that the EU will make a decision whether to remove or keep America from the list. That will largely determine the US Open and whether I participate or not, »said Djokovic.
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He doesn’t know what’s going to happen now. «It is not in the hands of the US Open. The number of infected people is growing rapidly, especially in New York. »
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There is a flood of cancellation
Many tennis players are the same. The decision to forego New York would be favored by the new ATP ranking rules. The last 18 months instead of the last 12 count for the ranking. So if you don’t compete in New York, the previous year’s US Open will not be disregarded. A waiver therefore has no consequences. And for those who play, the better result counts.
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Due to the current situation, the US Open is threatened by a flood of cancellations. Alexei Popyrin has already started and is the first player to officially cancel after Simona Halep waved off the women. The Australian explains: “What ATP did with the ranking is great.”