Coach Daniel Vallverdu didn’t seem overjoyed when he read that coach Goran Ivanisevic had said that they feared Grigor Dimitrov but that the Bulgarian had started Novak Djokovic’s match with an improper strategy.
Dimitrov was defeated by Djokovic in the third round of the Australian Open, 7-6 (7), 6-3, 6-4. According to the Wimbledon champion, Grigor Dimitrov and his coach did not prepare for the match well. Djokovic was really struggling with his movements because of the hamstring injury, and the Bulgarian player should have executed lots of drop shots against Novak to have a better chance to win.
Vallverdu didn’t take the comments nicely, and he seemed to poke fun at Djokovic’s purported hamstring injury after learning that Ivanisevic’s quotes were accurate. This was the post.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
Ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 29th of January when he defeated world no.3 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) in the final of the Australian Open to win his 93rd career title.
Presently, during this year Djokovic owns a 12-0 match record. Novak clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
Djokovic is scheduled to compete next in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships)
. He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 27th of February.Grigor Dimitrov in 2023
Now ranked no.
29, Grigor played his last match on the 21st of January when he surrendered to world no.1 Novak Djokovic 7-6(7) 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round of the Australian Open (draw).At present, during this year Grigor has an overall 3-2 win-loss record.
He is also scheduled to play in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) on the 13th of February and Marseille (Open 13 Provence) on the 20th of February.
Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov clashed against each other 11 times. Their current head to head is 10-1 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(7) 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 21st of January 2023.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov |
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