Novak Djokovic ends up in the storm after the latest announcement that concerns him closely: according to a former important tennis player there is something wrong
The Serbian champion lost the semi-final of Montecarlo against Casper Ruud in three sets, demonstrating once again that he is not in top physical condition. Now the first place in the ranking in view of Paris is seriously at risk.
The return to Montecarloafter jumping You love me and having previously lost in the second round from Nardi to Indian Wellsit wasn’t the best for Novak Djokovic. The Serbian managed to advance to the semi-final, not without some apprehension, even with De Minaur in the quarterfinals, before being defeated in three sets by Casper Ruud (6-4, 1-6, 6-4). All this didn’t do any good to the morale of the world number 1, who was also fresh from a stormy separation with his historic coach Goran Ivanisevic.
The points from the victory at Roland Garros they are a sword of Damocles that weighs like a boulder on the ambition of defending the top of the ranking and from now on Paris Nole must grow in condition. Even from the point of view of nervousness, which is always a rather indicative symptom of the moment he is passing through, he did not appear to be the best. A rather vulgar expression was directed at a spectator in the final stages of the match against Ruud, due to the noise that was distracting him. Certainly a Montecarlo at the arbitration level we have seen much worse.
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What happened in the semi-final between Tsitsipas And Sinner it’s now history, with the Greek serving abundantly outside the second serve at the point that would have taken him down 1-4 in the third set, but incredibly no one noticed. Jannik like the great gentleman he is, he didn’t even protest too much and in the end he lost out on the final. Which is very different from what was done by Runes in the match against the South Tyrolean, always towards the public (he received a sacrosanct warning).
The only one to go unpunished was himself Djokovic and this is not good in the eyes of a former number 1 like Andy Roddick. In a comment on X he wrote: “Whether it’s Djokovic or anyone else, I don’t care. He should have received a warning for insulting the public. Despite three curses he did not receive a single warning.” In short, the status of the phenomenon also weighed on the referee’s mind.
Angelo Papi
