In the doubles tournament at the Paris Masters, Novak Djokovic and fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic will pair up. The top-ranked player in the world, Novak Djokovic, hasn’t participated in a competition since winning the US Open. Djokovic will be returning when the Paris Masters begins on October 30th, less than two weeks from now.
It is hardly surprising that Djokovic intends to participate in the Paris doubles event to get some extra action, especially because he has already skipped a month and a half without playing a formal match. This year’s Paris Open will mark Djokovic’s third ATP event in which he has participated in doubles play. Djokovic and Kecmanovic, 24, will be playing together for the first time in Paris.
Even though Djokovic hasn’t played for a few weeks, he still keeps working hard in his training. When he returns to action in Paris this coming week, Djokovic told Serbian media last week that he could require some time to settle into his rhythm and game.
He expressed his thoughts in a recent interview and said: “Preparations are underway for the final part of the season, I have three tournaments left to play. I’m looking forward to the challenges, I’m still in the race to finish No. 1, and with Alcaraz in that fight, there are still a few weeks, just enough to bring my game to the targeted level. Probably, that five-week break will affect the beginning a little, I hope that I will be able to overcome it as soon as possible and reach the targeted level and quality of competitive tennis very soon.”
Djokovic added: “Expectations are high, I had a lot of success in Bercy and I expect nothing less this year. My biggest wish is to win the Davis Cup, I hope we will be healthy and fit and I hope I can finish the year as number one and win at least one more title.”
Novak Djokovic in 2023
WWWWLWWLWL Currently the world no.1, Novak played his last match on the 15th of September when he beat world no.26 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 6-4 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Currently, during this season Djokovic has achieved a 46-5 match record. Djokovic clinched 5 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. The Serbian got to the final in Wimbledon.
Djokovic will compete next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 30th of October.
Kecmanovic in Stockholm, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked no.53, Miomir has managed to achieve a compiled 25-27 match record in 2023. The Serbian is participating in Stockholm where he toppled the world no.433 Karl Friberg 6-4 6-2 and the world no.6 Holger Rune 7-63 6-2.
Kecmanovic was the runner-up in Delray Beach (Delray Beach Open) and in Estoril (Millennium Estoril Open).
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) after Basel. The main draw will start on the 23rd of October.
Novak Djokovic and Miomir Kecmanovic faced off 3 times. Their current record is 3-0 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-0 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in London (Wimbledon) in July 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Novak Djokovic and Miomir Kecmanovic |
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