Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner were expected to play a mouth-watering match in Adelaide during an exhibition. However, the world no.1 eventually decided not to play as he has been struggling a lot with blisters on his right hand for a few days. He is replaced by his training partner and teammate Filip Krajinovic.
According to reports, Novak’s issue is not jeopardizing his Australian swing. However, it is pretty clear that this could be a setback in his preparation. Nevertheless, the Serbian legend is well-known for being able to bounce back from tricky situations gloriously.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
At the moment ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 21st of November 2020 when he surrendered to Dominic Thiem 7-5 6-7(10) 7-6(5) in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Until now, during this year Novak owns an overall 0-0 match record.
Jannik Sinner in 2021
At the moment ranked no.36 (career-high), Jannik played his last match on the 14th of November 2020 when he defeated Vasek Pospisil 6-4 3-6 7-6(3) in the final in Sofia to win his 1st career title.
At the moment, during this season Jannik achieved a composed 0-0 match record.
Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner have never clashed against each other.
Filip Krajinovic in 2021
Now the world no.31, the Serbian played his last match on the 2nd of November 2020 when he was overcome by Feliciano Lopez 7-6(11) 6-1 in the 1st round in Paris (draw).
This year Krajinovic has a 0-0 win-loss record.
