‘Novak Djokovic didn’t force anyone to play the Adria Tour’ – THIEM

Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem share a great relationship. The Serbian sensation managed to beat the Austrian at the recent Australian Open final after a spectacular comeback and Dominic was more than happy to participate in Novak’s Adria Tour to win the event in Belgrade.

Djokovic was later slammed by the social media and the international press after the Adria Tour was stopped because some players and members of the teams were found positive to the Coronavirus. However, many colleagues and friends of Djokovic refused to accept all the attacks received by Novak.

Why Djokovic was unfairly treated

During a recent interview with the CNN, Thiem explained why he disagrees with the critics to say:

“It was unfair to him because he didn’t break any law and he didn’t force us. He didn’t force any player to come there. He didn’t force any player to interact with the fans. It was our own decision. The whole event was for a very good cause as well.”

Novak Djokovic in 2020

Now the world no.1, Novak played his last match on the 29^th of February when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79^th career title.

This year the Serbian has a 18-0 win-loss record. The Serbian conquered 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.

Dominic Thiem in 2020

Currently the world no.3 (career-high), the Austrian played his last match on the 22^nd of February when he was overcome by Gianluca Mager 7-6⁴ 7-5 in the quarter in Rio De Janeiro.

Dominic Thiem’s best achievement of this season was reaching the final at the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem played each other 11 times. The head to head is 7-4 for Djokovic. The last time that they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 2^nd of February 2020.