‘I’ve played Novak Djokovic a couple of times and…’, says ATP ace

The primary in world tennis, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, debuted on the Tokyo Olympics towards the Bolivian Hugo Dellien, 139 within the ATP rating, and will discover his solution to the ultimate with the Russian Andrey Rublev, within the quarterfinals and with the German Alexander Zverev, within the semifinals.

Djokovic has received the primary three Grand Slam tournaments this season, Australia, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, so if he takes gold in Tokyo after which with the Australian Open he would grow to be the primary man to obtain the ‘Golden Slam.

‘On his facet of Within the desk, based on the draw carried out in Tokyo, the Spaniards Alejandro Davidovich (16) additionally seem, who will make his debut towards the Portuguese Pedro Sousa and can face the Serbian within the third spherical; and Roberto Carballés, who will open competitors towards Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili and Djokovic is not going to be measured till a hypothetical semi-final.

The Polish Hubert Hurkacz, seventh seed and semi-finalist on the final Wimbledon, may additionally star in a semi-final with Djokovic. The second seed, Russian Daniil Medvedev, will begin towards Kazakh Alexander Bublik and on his solution to the ultimate he may meet Spanish Pablo Carreño, sixth seed, who will make his debut towards American Tennys Sandgren within the quarterfinals.

Greek third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas will begin towards German Philip Kohlschreiber and can be Medvedev’s rival within the semi-finals. The Argentine Diego Schwartzman (8) has additionally fallen on this half of the desk, with the Peruvian Diego Varillas as the primary rival; the Spaniard Pablo Andújar, with Ugo Humbert because the preliminary opponent; and double Olympic champion (2012 and 2016) Andy Murray.

Struff opens up on Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic and Jan-Lennard Struff received their respective first-round matches on the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, thereby organising a mouth-watering second-round conflict towards one another.

Struff acknowledged he needed to be at his finest to face an opportunity towards Djokovic, however asserted his perception in his personal capacity. “I actually needed the match,” Struff stated. “It is completely particular. Novak is at present in unbelievable kind.

I’ve to play my finest tennis, in any other case I haven’t got an opportunity. I’ve performed him a few instances and sadly I at all times misplaced. However I imagine I can win, in any other case I would not even play. Everybody needs to journey him up – me too.”

World No.1 Novak Djokovic bought off to an excellent begin on the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The Serbian legend loved a snug victory as he thrashed his opponent, Hugo Dellien, in straight units within the very first spherical. The ultimate scoreline of the match was 6-2, 6-2.