Andrey Rublev wins Serbia Title after beating 'Out of Gas' Djokovic

 Andrey Rublev wins Serbia Title after beating 'Out of Gas' Djokovic

 

Andrey Rublev wins Serbia Title after beating 'Out of Gas' Djokovic

Russia’s Andrey Rublev beat the world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of Serbia Open 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-0 and won the title to his name on Sunday.

The world number one admitted that he “ran out of gas” in a three sets defeat to Rublev in the final of the Serbia Open.

Djokovic will enter the French Open in the coming month to defend his title and probably he was looking to get back his winning momentum by winning the first title of this year but unfortunately he was denied by the second seed Rublev who played brilliantly on Sunday.

Djokovic could not have a dream star after he dropped serve twice, to lose the first set after half an hour.

Bouyed by the support of the 8,000 crowd, Djokovic fought back in a marathon second set which lasted just over an hour, levelling in the tie-break despite wasting six set points, before running out of steam in the third.

Initially Djokovic was deported from Melbourne and not allowed to participate in the Australian Open after he entered the country unvaccinated. So, the Belgrade event was only is third this year.

Dojokovic remains upbeat for his bid to capture a third French Open crown, doen’t matter if he lost the Serbia title due to lack of his physical form.

"Things are progressing slowly but surely, Paris is the big goal and hopefully by Paris I'll be ready," said the two-time Serbia Open winner.

The 34-year-old, who lost in the quarter-finals in Dubai and suffered a shock second-round defeat in Monte Carlo, battled past Laslo Djere, Miomir Kecmanovic and Karen Khachanov in three sets before the court time caught up with the top seed against Rublev.


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"I have to look at the positives, playing the final in front of my home crowd, it was unfortunate that in the third set I ran out of gas and couldn't deliver more of a fight," said Djokovic.

"After four three-set battles I can say that I am tired but also pleased that I managed to win the matches prior to this one.

"I think that will serve me for the continuation of the clay court season."

Rublev captured his third title of the season, days after blasting Wimbledon's ban on Russian and Belarusian players as "complete discrimination".

Wimbledon banned all Russian and Belarusian players from this summer's Grand Slam tournament due to the invasion of Ukraine.

It was a decision condemned by the ATP and WTA as well as a host of players including Djokovic who described the sanction as "crazy".

Rublev has now equalled Spaniard Rafael Nadal for the most tour-level titles in 2022, having also clinched crowns in Marseille and Dubai in February.

 

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