Frustrated: Novak Djokovic © ANSA / MARTIAL TREZZINI
World primary tennis participant Novak Djokovic missed out on his first closing of the yr in his final check on the French Open. This will increase Sinner’s possibilities of being #1 after the event in Paris.
24. May 2024
From: dpa/leo
The 37-year-old Serb misplaced 4:6, 6:0, 1:6 towards Tomas Machac of Czechoslovakia within the semifinals of the ATP event in Geneva on Friday after a constant efficiency. The world quantity 44 reached his first ATP tour closing.
Djokovic gave up a 4-1 lead within the first set and obtained remedy late within the spherical. After a dominant second set, he, who gained a document variety of Grand Slam tournaments, ended up dropping clearly to the 23-year-old Machac. For the primary time in 14 years, Djokovic needed to concede three consecutive semifinal losses.
He celebrated the largest victory of his profession: Tomas Machac © ANSA / MARTIAL TREZZINI
The French Open begins this Sunday and is the second of 4 Grand Slam tournaments of the season. In the clay court docket’s most essential occasion, Djokovic will face France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert within the first spherical. If the Serb doesn’t attain a minimum of the semi-finals, Jannik Sinner will develop into world No. 1 after the event – even when the Sexten man loses within the first spherical.