Novak Djokovic He is the current number 1 in the world and current champion of the Australian Open. However, he had to suffer to reach the second round of the competition, after beating the young Croatian tennis player Dino Prizmic, 18 years old and 178th in the world, in four sets, after four hours of play on the Rod Laver Arena central court.
With this victory, the Serbian added his 29th consecutive victory in that tournament and will seek to reach the third round and secure his 30th victory when he faces local Alexei Popiryn (43rd) this Tuesday, who beat Marc Polmans (156th) .
Djokovic defeated Prizmic and advanced to the second round.
In the run-up to that match, Djokovic referred to a measure taken by the organization of the Australian Open for this edition, which is generating controversy among tennis players. This is the free movement of fans before the end of each game, when previously it was only allowed in cases in which tennis players had to change courts. In fact, it is the current rule in the rest of the competitions.
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Some tennis players were not even aware of the implemented modification and have been surprised by the change, which ultimately does not directly affect the rules of the game but does have an impact during the match. For example, Djokovic spoke about it and denounced delays.
After seeing fans constantly entering and leaving Rod Laver Arena during the match, the Serbian complained after the match. “For me it is complicated because I am used to something else and we have lost a lot of time. I understand that it is a decision made more thinking about the people and I know that there are players like Frances Tiafoe who like it,” he explained.
2024-01-15 17:02:26
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