Novak Djokovic will be the big face of the upcoming ATP 250 that will be staged in Belgrade. The Serbian sensation is on a collision course against Aslan Karatsev that is seeded number three.
Novak Djokovic and Aslan Karatsev squared off only once. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Djokovic. When they played, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 18th of February 2021.
In the video below, you can watch the highlights.
However his tournament will go, Novak Djokovic must be extremely pleased because he is bringing back the main tour in Serbia, a country with so many champions in both the ATP and WTA tours.
The top seeds are Novak Djokovic, Matteo Berrettini, Aslan Karatsev, Dusan Lajovic, Filip Krajinovic, Marton Fucsovics, John Millman, and Mionmir Kecmanovic.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Currently ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 15th of April when he lost to world no.33 Daniel Evans 6-4 7-5 in the 3rd round in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (draw).
This season the Serbian has managed to achieve an overall 10-1 win-loss record. Novak clinched 1 title at the Australian Open.
Aslan Karatsev in 2021
Ranked world no.29, the Russian played his last match on the 13th of April when he was defeated by world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (draw).
Until now, during this year Karatsev has managed to achieve a composed 17-4 record. This year, Karatsev won 1 tournament in Dubai.
