After winning a tight quarterfinal at the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday, Naomi Osaka withdrew from the tournament in protest against "the continued genocide of Black people at the hands of police". World No.1 and reigning Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic leads the way as the top seed, and after a first-round bye could face emerging 15th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the third round, and world No.10 David Goffin in the quarters. …
Last … With his energy fading, the eight-time Melbourne champion tapped into his mind to will his body to the finish line. Dominic Thiem wins the Novak Djokovic-organised Adria Tour event in Belgrade as top-10 stars Stefanos Tsitsipas and Matteo Berrettini make winning starts at the Mouratoglou Academy’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown.
But Djokovic has made his rebel association men-only, having long been on the barefoot and pregnant side of tennis's equal prize money debate.So, in a nutshell, only COVID-19 itself has done as much to make itself as unpopular as Djokovic during the pandemic; just the latest chapter in a career that is becoming something of a cautionary tale.Call it the Parable of the Third Wheel, the story of the man who so badly craves the kind of public affection showered upon his beloved contemporaries, Federer and Nadal, that he constantly finds ways to besmirch his own reputation.It seems a lifetime ago that Djokovic came back from two sets to one down to beat Dominic Thiem in this year's Australian Open final, which was a one-stop shop for all the virtues and vices that have made the Serbian one of the most accomplished and divisive athletes of his era.Amid the incredible feats of endurance and counter-punching at Melbourne Park were the dubious time-outs, seemingly deliberate time-wasting tactics, a hand placed inadvisably on a chair umpire's foot and the now predictable altercation with the crowd who cheered for his underdog opponent.In his first-round match in New York, there was only a minor scuffle with the chair umpire over towel protocols, Djokovic now seemingly more cautious about communicable diseases than in his infectious conga-line days.Should Djokovic triumph at the US Open, there will be no public on hand to witness the 18th title that would leave him just one behind Nadal and two behind Federer on the grand slam honour roll.The notoriously judgemental New York fans have borne the brunt of the US's horrific COVID-19 disaster. Singles Win-Loss Turned Pro "I don't want to sound arrogant or anything like that," Djokovic told the New York Times recently. Novak Djokovic captured a record-extending eighth Australian Open title on Sunday to guarantee his return to No. It seems a lifetime ago that Djokovic came back from two sets to one down to beat Dominic Thiem in this year's Australian Open final, which was a one-stop shop for all the virtues and vices that have made the Serbian one of the most accomplished and divisive athletes of his era.
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"And I know the [United States Tennis Association] did their best in order to provide accommodation and organise everything and organise these bubbles so the players can actually compete and come here, but it's tough for most of the players, not being able to open their window and being in a hotel in a small room.
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