Novak Djokovic decided to spend some time in Marbella after the huge disappointment of defaulting at the US Open. The Serbian champion was involved in a “freak accident” as he unintentionally hit a lines judge on the throat to prompt the automatic default. Novak was profoundly upset about what has happened and he decided to spend some time in Marbella to regroup.

The world no.1 resurfaced on social media posting a video of him training at the Puente Romano Tennis Club that is the location used by his controversial “Love Guru” Pepe Imaz. Novak loves that place that proved to be good for him and his tennis. Nole commented:

“Feels good to be back on clay courts again! Roma, ci vediamo presto”

Djokovic and the other top favorites in Rome

Djokovic is ready to challenge the other top favorites in Rome: Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Novak had a rather good draw in Rome where after his 1st round bye he will face either local favorite Salvatore Caruso or a qualifier.

Novak is the runner-up in Rome as last year he lost in the final to Rafael Nadal 6-0 4-6 6-1.

Novak Djokovic in 2020

Ranked world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 6th of September when he was overcome by Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-5 def.

in the 4th round of the U.S. Open.

This year the Serbian has a 26-1 win-loss record. The Serbian conquered 3 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai and in New York.

Rafael Nadal in 2020

At the moment ranked no.

2, Rafael played his last match on the 29th of February when he overcame Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-2 in the final in Acapulco to win his 85th career title.

Currently, this season Nadal has a 13-3 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 1 title in Acapulco.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played each other 55 times. The head to head is 29-26 for Djokovic. The last time that they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-2 7-64 in the final in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney (ATP Cup) on the 12th of January 2020.

Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020

Ranked world no.6, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 4th of September when he was overcome by Borna Coric 6-72 6-4 4-6 7-5 7-64 in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open.

This season Tsitsipas has a 16-7 win-loss record. The Greek won 1 tournament in Marseille. Stefanos was the runner-up in Dubai.