Novak Djokovic returns to the scene this week in the circuito ATP. Hungry and with his right wrist touched after participating in the laver cup (already included in the ATP calendar but does not distribute points) that has served as a farewell for Roger Federer. The Serbian (35 years old) is pointed at ATP 250 of Tel Aviv, where he will debut with Andújar-Monteiro winner (probably Wednesday)and the following week he will coincide with Carlos Alcaraz at the ATP 500 in Astana. Later, at the moment he is not among those registered in the ATP 500 in Vienna or Basel, he will play the Paris Masters 1,000 (from October 31) and must be among the top 20 of the ‘race’ (he is 15th) to be among the eight chosen for the ATP Finals in Turin (November 13-20).
Djokovic, because of his refusal to be vaccinatedit got lost all the north american tour (Canada, Cincinnati, US Open…) after winning Wimbledon in July. “I have had problems in my right wrist for the last four or five days. I’ve been keeping it under control. The two games on Saturday probably had an effect. This time it was not easy. I couldn’t serve as fast or as accurately as I’d like. That has affected the whole game,” said Nole, who fell on Sunday to Felix Auger-Aliassime and the Rest of the World ended up taking the victory against Europe.
The Serbian, a great defender of the Laver Cup raised by Federer, understood that the Swiss chose Nadal to say goodbye in the doubles. “Their rivalry is special, so I didn’t care and I enjoyed it a lot,” he explained. And one thing will not change: “Who will be my biggest rival now that Federer is retired? Rafa is still there, and as long as he continues, he will be my biggest rival”. If the Spaniard plays between now and the end of the year, the faces could be seen in Paris and the ATP Finals.
