The last few days haven’t been the best for World no. 1 tennis star Novak Djokovic, as Serbia lost to Italy in the semis of the Davis Cup. In a rather strange match against Jannik Sinner, Djokovic failed to win the match despite having three match points, for the first time in his career. Post the loss, the Serb went on to claim full responsibility of the loss.
Against Sinner, he lost 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 to force the doubles decider. Post the singles match, Djokovic and Miomir Kecmanovic, went on to lose the doubles fixture against Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-4.
Italy vs Serbia, Djokovic vs Sinner
“For me personally it’s a huge disappointment, because I take the responsibility, obviously having three match points, being so close to win it,” Djokovic told reporters. “Yeah, it’s unfortunate really. This is sport. When you lose for your country, you know, the bitter feeling is even greater.”
Djokovic was in fact surprised with the way Sinner played. “I know Jannik’s quality, but, you know, I was thinking maybe he’s gonna drop a little bit, you know, in the doubles, but he didn’t,” said Djokovic. “He kept the level extremely high, and at the end of the singles match, also third set, I had a lot of chances to break him and was in his service games, but every time he needed he found the serve.”
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