Novak Djokovic's exceptional streak, with 18 consecutive wins in 2020 for the ATP Cup, Australian Open and Dubai Championships titles, must be calibrated next week with the start of the US tour. A critical point for the Serbian, who in the last three seasons did not even reach the quarterfinals in Indian Wells or Miami, but now presents himself as a favorite for the double on cement.

After his victory on Sunday against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Dubai final, Nole half-joked the possibility of finishing the season undefeated. "I will try to keep the streak, although it is too early to know how long it will last," said the Belgrade tennis player, who had closed 2019 with three other Davis Cup wins. So his total baggage amounts to 21 wins of a stroke.

However, the immediate calendar offers some shadows for the 17 'majors' champion, who a year ago fell in 16th of Indian Wells against Philipp Kohlschreiber and in eighths of Miami against Roberto Bautista. His bad feelings in these tournaments continued in 2018 and 2017 with his stumbling blocks against Taro Daniel, Benoit Paire and Nick Kyrgios.

"Very motivated"

"I have set my goals and I have them very clear," he warned on Sunday as soon as he raised his fifth cup in Dubai. For now, these 21 wins leave you halfway to the best streak of your life, those 43 between November 2010 and May 2011.

As a first step, next week he will try to reissue what he achieved 2016, when he won his fifth and final title at Indian Wells. "I will try to keep up and without injuries. I am very motivated to do it well," the best player on the circuit wanted.

370 points of advantage

At the moment, his advantage of 370 points in the ranking over Rafa Nadal allows him to face the most immediate with some sufficiency. The Spaniard, a semifinalist in 2019 in the Californian desert, could only obviously gain weight in his locker in Miami, where last year he was discharged because of his recurring problems in his right knee.

In contrast, Djokovic is outlined with more options to add in both appointments. In his most optimistic horizon, he would face the trip to Cayo Vizcaino with the idea of ​​matching the records of Roger Federer (2005, 2006, 2017), Andre Agassi (2001), Marcelo Ríos (1998) and Pete Sampras (1994), the only ones tennis players capable of completing the double in American cement during the Open Era.

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