Novak Djokovic had a fantastic week in Belgrade, where he again demonstrated his amazing grit. The world no.1 didn’t win the tournament since he was stopped by Andrey Rublev in the final. However, he won his previous matches, recovering from a 0-1 set deficit in all of them.
Unfortunately, during the final, the Serbian sensation was again part of a controversial episode when his racket flew at a ballboy after losing a point. It’s not clear if that happened by accident, but given his past, he was criticized on social media.
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Novak Djokovic in 2022
LWWWWWWLWW At the moment ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 24th of April when he lost to world no.8 Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-7(4) 6-0 in the final in Belgrade (draw).
Until now, during this year Novak has achieved an overall 5-3 win-loss record. Novak Djokovic’s latest run in Belgrade was the best achievement of his season.
Andrey Rublev in 2022
Ranked no.8, Andrey played his last match on the 24th of April when he beat world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-7(4) 6-0 in the final in Belgrade to win his 11th career title.
During this season Andrey has a 23-5 record. Andrey clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Marseille, in Dubai and in Belgrade.
Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev clashed against each other just twice. Their head to head is 1-1. The last time they played each other, Andrey Rublev won 6-2 6-7(4) 6-0 in the final in Belgrade (Serbia Open) on the 24th of April 2022.
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