Novak Djokovic
, the world's number one tennis player, was eliminated this Saturday in front of his Belgrade tournament when he fell in three sets against Russian
Aslan Karatsev
7-5, 4-6, 6-4, his second defeat this year.
Novak Djokovic, the world's number one tennis player, was eliminated this Saturday in front of his Belgrade tournament when he fell in three sets against Russian Aslan Karatsev 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, his second defeat this year.
In the return of the Belgrade tournament to the ATP circuit, whose last edition had been in 2012, the Serbian wanted to raise the trophy that he already won in 2009 and 2011 against his compatriots, but Karatsev, number 28 in the world and one of the revelations of the season, he took revenge for the semifinals of the Australian Open.
The Russian made himself known to the general public in February when he reached the semifinals of the first Grand Slam of the year starting from the previous phase.
In Melbourne it was Djokovic, in the end champion of the tournament, the only one who could stop him (6-3, 6-4, 6-2).
The world number 1 gave up his serve three times in the first set, but pulled off champion pride in the second, when he was 4-2 down, to come back and take the second set and force the tiebreaker.
Karatsev did not collapse after letting go of the second heat and kept pressing until he raised his arms, victorious, after almost three and a half hours of the semifinal.
'Nole' already experienced an unexpected setback last week at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, where he was knocked down in the second round by the British Daniel Evans (N.26) in two sets, and for the moment he signs a disastrous clay tour that does not benefit him in the face of the Roland Garros challenge.
Karatsev, who at 27 will play the second final of his career - he won the Dubai tournament in March taking advantage of Australia's confidence - will face the winner of the other semifinal on Sunday, which opposes the Italian Matteo Berrettini ( N.10) with the Japanese Taro Daniel (N.126).
The ATP tournament in Belgrade, which is played on clay, is endowed with more than $ 854,000 in prize money. The world number 28 and one of the revelations of the season, he took his revenge for the semifinals of the Australian Open.
The Russian made himself known to the general public in February when he reached the semifinals of the first Grand Slam of the year starting from the previous phase.
In Melbourne it was Djokovic, in the end champion of the tournament, the only one who could stop him (6-3, 6-4, 6-2).
The world number 1 gave up his serve three times in the first set, but pulled off champion pride in the second, when he was 4-2 down, to come back and take the second set and force the tiebreaker.
Karatsev did not collapse after letting go of the second heat and kept pressing until he raised his arms, victorious, after almost three and a half hours of the semifinal.
'Nole' already experienced an unexpected setback last week at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, where he was knocked down in the second round by the British
Daniel Evans
(N.26) in two sets, and for the moment he signs a disastrous clay tour that does not benefit him in the face of the Roland Garros challenge.
Karatsev, who at 27 will play the second final of his career - he won the Dubai tournament in March taking advantage of Australia's confidence - will face the winner of the other semifinal on Sunday, which opposes the Italian
Matteo Berrettini
( N.10) with the Japanese
Taro Daniel
(N.126).
The ATP tournament in Belgrade, which is played on clay, is endowed with more than $ 854,000 in prizes.
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