EIn a season marked by his refusal to take the coronavirus vaccine, Novak Djokovic has arrived fresher at the end of the course.
After missing the Australian Openfrom which he was deported, and the Masters 1,000 in Indian Wells, Miami, Montreal and Cincinnati, in addition to the US Openthe Serbian seems to levitate every time he enters a tennis court.
His last victim was Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-3 to reach his sixth semifinal of the year at the Astana Open. It should be remembered that last Sunday he lifted the trophy in Tel Aviv.
Djokovic started like a cyclone: 3-0. The thing is that Khachanov the match was the same and he only let go with the second ‘break’ in the tenth game that cost him the set.
Of the last 24 games played, they have won 23with the sole exception of the loss to Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.
Despite the six tournaments that he could not play and that he won a Wimbledon without points due to the organization’s boycott of the presence of Russian and Belarusian tennis players, ‘Nole’ is already the eleventh of the 2022 Race, ahead of Cameron Norrie, who has missed Tokyo due to coronavirus.
In the ‘top10’ of the year
In case of achieving the Kazakh crown this Sunday, he could climb to ninth position. In the semifinals he awaits Daniil Medvedev, executioner of Roberto Bautista for a double 6-1.
The other semifinal will be played by Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Greek, with his victory this Friday against Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (8) and 6-3, equals Carlos Alcaraz at the top of the ranking of games won with a total of 52.
