Novak Djokovic won one of his incredible matches against Roberto Bautista Agut in the semifinal of the Western & Southern Open. The Serbian sensation admitted that he wasn’t feeling well during the event and he didn’t even understand how he won the encounter.
Indeed, against the Spaniard, Novak was leading 5-2 in the 3rd set before losing 4 consecutive games. However, Novak found the strength to break Roberto when he was serving for the match before winning the following tiebreak at 0.
Djokovic struggling with his body
The semifinal lasted 3 hours and during the on-court interview, Novak admitted that he was struggling with his body to comment:
“Very strange match I must say. I don’t know how I won it, to be honest, he was the better player. I just didn’t feel good on the court at all, in any aspect, of my game and the body but somehow I managed to pull this one through.”
Of course, Nole’s revelation casts dome doubts about his chances to beat Milos Raonic in the final. However, Nole is used to finding the mental strength to overcome impossible challenges.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Milos Raonic
Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic played each other 10 times. The head to head is 10-0 for Djokovic. The last time that they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 6-3 7-61 in the quarter in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 28th of January 2020.
Here the highlights.
Djokovic in New York, ranking, and results in 2020
Ranked world no.1, the Serbian has a 22-0 win-loss record in 2020. Djokovic is now competing in New York where he bested Richard Berankis 7-62 6-4, Tennys Sandgren 6-2 6-4, Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 6-1 and Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6 6-4 7-60.
The Serbian won 80 titles in his career: 47 on hard courts, 14 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Raonic in New York, ranking, and results in 2020
Now the world no.30, the Canadian has a 12-4 win-loss record in 2020. Raonic is currently having a run in New York where he ousted Sam Querrey 6-4 6-4, Daniel Evans 6-3 7-5, Andy Murray 6-2 6-2, Filip Krajinovic 4-6 7-62 7-5 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-65 6-3.
Milos Raonic will take on Djokovic in the final. The head to head is 10-0 for Djokovic.
Milos won 8 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 5 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
