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Joan Solsona
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Novak Djokovic37, it is still in free fall and there are already 46 days without knowing the victory. His last triumph dates from the quarterfinals of Australia After overcoming Carlos Alcaraz. That day was the last one in which he won a game. Since then, Three losses of the pull, a situation that had not occurred for 2,542 days.
This Saturday was defeated in the debut in the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells At the hands of Botic Van de Zandschulp, 6-2, 3-6 and 6-1. The one who was Rafael Nadal’s last executioner in his professional career has also sent home the only member of the ‘Big Three that resists hanging the racket.
The last two years is hard for me to reach the desired level
Novak Djokovic
Van de Zandschulp is the second ‘Lucky Loser’ who consecutively exceeds Belgrade tennis player on the courts of Tennis Garden. He fell into the third round of 2024 with the Italian Luca Nardi, who also came from the repetable of the previous phase.
The two ‘Lucky Loser’ who have won Djokovic.
Djokovic does not match the result of last edition (subtracts 50 points) And, I could even fall from the ‘Top10’. ‘Nole’ is now seventh in the ranking, but the last one, Tommy Paul, is just 570 points of the 24 big champion.
The Serbian does not seem to have left behind the break in the thigh of the left leg, which forced him to leave in the semifinals of the Australian open against Alexander Zverev.
Van de Zandschulp right glue.John G. Mabanglo
In its 500 duel in the 1000 category tournaments, Djokovic could not match The 410 games won by Nadal in the TMS. His defeat leaves the lower part of the painting a little more clear where Carlos Alcaraz circulates, which was a hypothetical rival of the Serbian in the quarter round. “There is an immense difference between the central and out track. The ball boot higher than on a surface of beaten soil“, said the loser to the conclusion.
Title 100 resists
Of the 40 Djokovic Masters 1000 crowns, five were in Indian Wells. To find the last one you have to move to the edition of 2016. Djokovic, with 99 tournaments in his record, resists the 100 hindered, those who only arrived Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) in the Open era. The next attempt will be in the Miami Open.
