The 22-time Grand Slam winner, Serbian Novak Djokovic, shared his views on the reasons for his unexpected departure from the Association of Professional Tennis Professionals (ATP) 250 category tournament in Banja Luka, Bosnia, after losing to compatriot Dusan Lajovic.
“I played much worse than ever, below my level. But it’s a sport. Frankly, I wasn’t feeling very well on the court, the shots were passive, I moved slowly, I didn’t feel the ball. All this led to defeat, ”says Djokovic sportal.blic.rs.
The world’s first racket lost 4:6, 6:7 (6:8) to Lajovic, who ranked 70th in the ATP ranking, in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Earlier, Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev reached the semi-finals of the tournament in Banja Luka. Defeated Bosnian Damir Dzumhur in the quarterfinals 7:5, 6:3.
Rublev will face Slovakia representative Alex Molchan in the semi-finals.
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