Novak Djokovic is meant to play Milos Raonic in the Western & Southern final on Saturday, but it is not clear if that is going to happen.
The Serbian legend won an incredible match against an always-dangerous Roberto Bautista-Agut in 3 hours. Nole fought like a lion even if he was clearly struggling from a physical point of view and Roberto was all over the places. However, that took a toll on his body and according to communication, his situation worsened after the match.
“Novak Djokovic was not feeling well on court today and it worsened after the match. The tournament medical team has advised him not to do press today. We will be sending out a quote as soon as possible,” said a communicate.
On a very newsy day in tennis, Djokovic will not be taking questions:
“Novak Djokovic was not feeling well on court today and it worsened after the match. The tournament medical team has advised him not to do press today. We will be sending out a quote as soon as possible.”
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) August 28, 2020
Will Djokovic play the final vs. Raonic?
Novak was already struggling with his neck at the beginning of the week and being under the weather right before the start of such a tough tournament as the US Open is definitely not ideal. There are obvious question marks about his participation to the final and it’s important to remember that the Serbian champion was indeed infected by the Covid-19. Dimitrov also tested positive to later admit that he has many ups and downs and that could be the case of the world no.1.
Raonic vs. Djokjovic
Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic played each other 10 times. The head to head is 10-0 for Djokovic. The last time that they played each other, 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
Now the world no.1, Novak has a 22-0 win-loss record in 2020. The Serbian is currently having a run in New York where he ousted 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 conquered 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
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
Ranked no.30, the Canadian has a 12-4 win-loss record in 2020. Raonic is playing 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.
The Canadian won 8 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 5 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
