The affair involving world number one Novak Djokovic earlier in the year has drawn several strong criticisms. Nole’s decision not to get vaccinated against Covid-19 made him receive harsh attacks and, above all, forced him to leave what he likes most, tennis. At the beginning of the year, the situation in Australia intrigued all the fans and there were several currents of opinion about the decision not to let Novak participate in Melbourne. The world number one was thus forced to watch his biggest rival, Rafael Nadal, win 21 Grand Slam tournaments. Thanks to this result, the Spaniard is now the player with the most Grand Slam titles, ahead of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, who follow him in this particular classification with 20 titles. The Balkan returned to the track at the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo, but was defeated after a tough three-set battle by the Spanish Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Novak looked mentally and physically drained, unaccustomed to this type of match lately and collapsed 6-1 in the deciding third set. In the press conference, Djokovic commented on his relationship with the public and the alleged hostility of someone in Monte Carlo; The Serbian champion denied this, saying: “Honestly, I didn’t feel any hostility and, on the contrary, I think they helped me at times.”
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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina stunned World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-1 on Tuesday to advance to the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters. “It’s so special for me. I grew up watching Nole. I’m his big fan. I look at him every tournament, every match. Here in Monte-Carlo, full people [in the stands], against the No. 1, I enjoy the moment. I’m so happy,” said Davidovich Fokina during the post-match interview. The celebration, however, was short-lived as Davidovich Fokina immediately broke Djokovic in the third and ran away with the third set to win the match 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1. “When he won the second set, it was tough mentally. But i was working so hard to be more focused. It doesn’t matter if I lost the second or the first set. I have to be prepared for the worst. That was it,” said Davidovich Fokina. Notably, Novak received a really good response from the crowd when he played his first match in 2022 at the Dubai Open. Even last year at the US Open final, he received more support than his opponent, Daniil Medvedev.