Novak Djokovic has been playing on so many tables recently. The world no.1 has been chasing records after records and in the meantime, he has founded a controversial association with other players. The Serbian champion didn’t feel well-represented by the ATP and therefore, he set up the so-called Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA).
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer criticized the move saying that given the complicated moments, it’s not the time to disrupt. However, Novak had the best intentions. In a recent press conference in Belgrad, he disclosed that he called Nadal and Federer to have them on board before founding the association, but they refused. However, the world no.1 stressed the fact that he wished he had them on board.
Novak’s association was initially criticized for being only open to players from the ATP. However, later it was disclosed that the association would also have women on board.
During the press conference, Novak also talked about his ambitions and the fact that he has no problems in being sincere and open about goals.
Djokovic will play in Vienna next week, trying to add 500 points to his rankings so as to consolidate his world no.1 status. He will not compete in Bercy, where he is the defending champion. The reason for not playing France is that with the new ranking system, Novak will not lose the 1000 points that he conquered last year after winning the tournament.
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— Jelena Medic (@jjmedic89) October 22, 2020
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Now the world no.1, Novak played his last match on the 11th of October when he was defeated by Rafael Nadal 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the final of the French Open.
Currently, this season Novak has an overall 37-2 match record. Novak clinched 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome. Djokovic reached the final at the French Open.
Rafael Nadal in 2020
Ranked world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 11th of October when he defeated Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the final of the French Open to win his 86th career title.
This season Rafael has 22-4 match record. Rafael conquered 2 titles in 2020 in Acapulco and at the French Open.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played each other 56 times. The head to head is 29-27 for Djokovic. The last time that they fought against each other, Rafael Nadal won 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the final in Paris (French Open) on the 11th of October 2020.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Roger Federer in 2020
Now the world no.4, Federer played his last match on the 30th of January when he lost to Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s most significant achievement of the present season was reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
