Wet birthday, lucky birthday. Novak Djokovic celebrated its 37th birthday today by winning its debut match atATP 250 in Genevawhere he is on the pitch thanks to one wild card after the premature elimination of him Internazionali BNL d’Italiabeating Yannick Hanfmann despite the interruption due to rain at the end of the first set. A victory that risks complicating our plans Jannik Sinner with a view to being No. 1 in the world at the end of the Roland Garros.
Djokovic beats Hanfmann and flies to the quarterfinals
It won’t be the best Djokovic ever, the one capable of disintegrating record after record so to speak, but the important thing for Nole today against Yannick Hanfmann it was to win to regain security after the bitter elimination against Alejandro Tabilo to Internazionali BNL d’Italia complicate the plans of overtaking the German’s near namesake in the standings, Jannik Sinner.
After five games of study, in which the two tennis players held their respective rounds of service without too many worries, Novak placed the decisive shot for the first set in the sixth game, moving ahead by a break. Break which, however, Djokovic risks giving back, but the Serbian is good at canceling two counter-break points in the following game and another five in the one in which he went to serve for the partial, saving himself after an interruption due to rain. In the second set the German started better, immediately running away with a 3-0 lead, only to then loosen up and suffer a comeback from Nole, who won the six consecutive games and made the match his own, winning the 1100th career victory on the major circuit and the quarter-finals at the ATP 250 in Geneva.
Nole celebrates 37 years with a cake on the pitch…
At the end of the match the tournament organizers celebrated the 37th birthday of Djokovic with a chocolate cake that the Serbian tasted – without exaggerating, by now we all know the strict diet he undergoes to still be so competitive despite his age – and then offered to everyone present, including ball boys and line judges.
…but for the icing he wants No. 1 at Roland Garros
It is clear, however, that for Djokovic this victory is just an appetizer in preparation for Roland Garroswhere the fight for No. 1 ATP with Sinner will come to life. A fight that Nole can look at with a little more optimism thanks to today’s success, which projects him to the quarter-finals of the Swiss tournament. This is because by conquering theATP 250 in Geneva the Serbian would not only take home the 99th title of his career, but he would also force Jannik to win the Roland Garros to make sure he climbs to the top of the rankings, a result that the South Tyrolean could otherwise achieve even just by reaching the final.
