Novak Djokovic doesn’t stop After becoming champion of the ATP World Tour Finals in Turin, the world number one landed in Malaga to play in the final phase of the Davis cup and sealed the Serbian team’s qualification for the semi-finals after beating Cameron Norrie 6-4.
However, a situation arose that diverted the focus from what was strictly tennis. After another victory, as usual, he was doing the traditional post-match interview when The noise generated by the British fans irritated him. And he reacted.
At that moment, he stopped the response he was giving and responded to those who were playing the bass drums in the stands of the Martín Carpena Sports Palace. “Learn to respect the players, learn to respect the people. Shut up, be silent,” he shot back, visibly angry.
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Novak replied: “Learn how to respect players, learn how to respect people, you shut up, you be quiet.” pic.twitter.com/SNNsCcxtSn
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Djokovic was already upset. The thing is that in the middle of the game, when he was serving 5-4 and had set point in favor in the first set, another opponent’s fan yelled at him between his first and second serves.
By closing that set and being ahead on the scoreboard, the champion of 24 Grand Slams He retaliated with a particular celebration: He touched his ear with his index finger, in the best Juan Román Riquelme style, and sent kisses to that fan. It is already known. Far from blurring his focus, these attitudes fuel his competitive spirit.
Con Absent As the leader, the Balkans, champions in 2010, confirmed their favoritism by sweeping Great Britain in their quarterfinal match and getting into the top four.
Miomir Kecmanovic had contributed the first point by beating Jack Draper 7-6 (7-2) and 7-6 (8-6). And then, the world number one dispatched Norrie, signing his 21st consecutive victory in the competition and sealing the victory for his country.
How is the Davis Cup going?
Djokovic and company will seek a place in the final on Saturday (from 8 in Argentina) against Italiawho recovered after giving up the initial point and beat the Netherlands 2 to 1.
Botic Van De Zandschulp won 6-7 (6-8), 6-3 and 7-6 (9-7) against Matteo Arnaldi at the start of the series. Jannik Sinner equalized the duel by winning 7-6 (7-3) and 6-1 against Tallon Griekspoor. And the Sinner/Lorenzo Sonego duo sealed the Italian victory with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Griekspoor/Wesley Koolhof.
In the semis, The final of the Masters Tournament will be reissued. Since due to the Davis format, the second singles will be played by the two best rackets of each team, that is, Djokovic y Sinner, which was precisely the rival to whom Absent defeated to win the season-ending contest for the seventh time. The Italian, anyway, had won the duel they played in the round robin.
The other finalist will come out of the match that Finland and Australia will play this Friday – at 12 noon in Argentina. The Scandinavians defeated Canada, which was seeking to defend the title, 2-1 in the quarterfinals; while the oceanic team beat the Czech Republic by the same result.
The final will be played on Sunday, starting at 12.
2023-11-23 23:05:36
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