Aug 11, 2023, 18:34 ETNovak Djokovic will return to the Cincinnati Masters 1000. PA
Novak Djokovicnumber 2 of the ATP, will officially return to Cincinnati after three years. The Serb, champion of the 2018 and 2020 editions, could not be present in 2021 and 2022 due to US regulations prohibiting those who were not vaccinated against COVID-19 from entering the country.
When said ban is lifted, Nole will be able to participate again in the aforementioned Masters 1000, as well as the US Open. For now, the Serbian is listed in both the singles and doubles draws, paired with his compatriot Nikola Cacic.
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On the singles side, he must debut against the winner of the duel between Thomas Etcheverry and Alexander Davidovich Fokina. He already faced the Argentine this year in the Rome Masters 1000in what was a victory for the Serbian by 7-6 (5) and 6-2.
In the third round, he could face the Australian Alex De Minaurthe French Gael Monfils or the british Cameron Norrie. In a hypothetical quarterfinal, his opponent could be Jannik Sinner o Taylor Fritz.
In the semifinals, on the other hand, it could be measured against Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune and in the final against Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev.
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Many of his potential rivals, even those from the early rounds, are still alive in Toronto. Among them, De Minaur and Davidovich Fokina who advanced to the semifinals after beating Mackenzie McDonald and Daniil Medvedev respectively.
This Djokovic appearance in Cincinnati, in turn, It will mean their first meeting since the Wimbledon final in which they fell to Carlos Alcaraz in five sets
The Spaniard, for his part, will debut against the winner of the duel between John Isner and a player from the qualy. In case of advancing, his potential rivals could become: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe, Casper Ruud o Andrey Rublev.
In the doubles box, meanwhile, will debut against Jamie Murray and Michael Venus. Later, in case of advancing, they would have a very hard cross against the favorite couple of the contest, composed by Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski.
In addition, the Serbian appears on the same side of the box as other complicated pairings such as that of Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos (eighth pre-seeded), Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden, fourth-favourites, and Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin (seeded sixth).
2023-08-11 22:34:00
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