Novak Djokovic is currently playing the tournament in Banja Luka which is owned by his own family. The Serbian legend won a tough opening match against an inspired world no.87 Luca Van Assche 6-74 6-3 6-2. Unfortunately, Novak has been nursing an elbow injury, and he was not satisfied with the very slow conditions of the surface that are taxing on his elbow.
About the court and the injury
After the match, Djokovic commented: “The elbow is fine; it lasted over two and a half hours of the match and is holding up well. These conditions are not good for the wrists and the elbow, in my case, but I’m glad that I managed to survive everything as it should. I am healthy and eager for new victories.”
Djokovic in Banja Luka, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWLWW Ranked no.1, Novak has managed to achieve a compiled 17-2 match record in 2023. Novak is playing in Banja Luka where he beat the world no.87 Luca Van Assche 6-74 6-3 6-2.
The Serbian conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
The Serbian won 93 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 10th of May and () on the 28th of May.
Luca Van Assche in 2023
LLWWLWLWWL Now the world no.87 (career-high), Luca played his last match on the 19th of April when he was overcome by world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Banja Luka (draw).
This season Van Assche has managed to achieve an overall 16-10 win-loss record. The French player has won 2 titles in 2023 in the Pau Challenger and the Sanremo Challenger.
He is also scheduled to play in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 10th of May and () on the 28th of May.
Novak Djokovic and Luca Van Assche fought against each other just 1 time. Their record is 1-0 for Djokovic. When they played, Novak Djokovic won 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Banja Luka (Srpska Open) on the 19th of April 2023.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Novak Djokovic |
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