Novak Djokovic is about to be back to competitions in Dubai, where he would play his first tournament of the year. The Serbian champion will lead a fantastic draw in the Middle East with the presence of the likes of Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger Aliassime and Jannik Sinner. Djokovic won the tournament in Dubai already 5 times (list of Djokovic’s titles).
Here is a video of Novak Djokovic’s training.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
Now the world no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 3rd of December 2021 when he defeated world no.24 Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Rublev in Marseille, ranking, and results in 2022
At the moment ranked no.7, the Russian achieved a compiled 6-2 win-loss record in 2022. Andrey is now competing in Marseille where he conquered Richard Gasquet 4-6 6-3 7-63.
Andrey Rublev will compete against the world no.154 Lucas Pouille in the quarter on Friday at 4:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Their record is 2-0 for Rublev.
Rublev won 8 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev faced off just on 1 occasion. Their current record is 1-0 for Djokovic. When they played, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Auger-Aliassime in Marseille, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked no.9 (career-high), the Canadian has a compiled 13-3 match record in 2022. Felix is now playing in Marseille where he overcame Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-63 6-2.
Felix Auger Aliassime will square off with the world no.49 Ilya Ivashka in the quarter on Friday at 9:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. They have never played each other until now in top tournaments.
Felix clinched 1 title in 2022 in Rotterdam.
Jannik Sinner in 2022
Currently ranked no.10, Sinner played his last match on the 26th of January when he was overcome by world no.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Australian Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Jannik has a 7-1 win-loss record.
Felix Auger Aliassime and Jannik Sinner have never played each other so far on the main tour.