In his first match since a surprising third-round upset at the US Open, Novak Djokovic delivered a commanding performance at the Davis Cup. Djokovic cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Greece’s Ioannis Xilas, ranked No. 770, at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade.
Djokovic, who last played a home Davis Cup tie seven years ago, was proud to compete in front of Serbian fans. “It’s always a huge honor to play for Serbia, especially at home,” Djokovic said.
Serbia leads 2-0 against Greece, with Miomir Kecmanovic also securing a win over Aristotelis Thanos. Despite Greece missing top player Stefanos Tsitsipas, Djokovic praised his team for showing up with their strongest squad.
A pitch-perfect homecoming. 🇷🇸
In his first match since his third-round US Open loss, @DjokerNole routed Greek player Ioannis Xilas, ranked No. 770, in @DavisCup action.
The Greeks are without Stefanos Tsitsipas, who withdrew from the tie due to injury.https://t.co/D6i0m1bzIE
— TENNIS (@Tennis) September 14, 2024
The match was part of World Group I, and Serbia is eyeing a place in the 2025 Davis Cup qualifying round.
Novak Djokovic in 2024
LWWWWWWLWW Now ranked no.4, Djokovic played his last match on the 30th of August when he lost to world no.24 Alexei Popyrin 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
This year Novak has an overall 31-8 match record. Djokovic has won 1 title in Paris. The Serbian was the finalist in Wimbledon.
He is also scheduled to play in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 2nd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 28th of October.
Novak Djokovic |
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