Before playing the second round match at the US Open Novak Djokovic, Bernabé Zapata He had given an extremely accurate diagnosis to his opponent. “It’s a machine”. Two hours after meeting the Serbian player for the first time, the Valencian player and the audience once again confirmed his words. Nole was crushed All of Zapata’s attempts to stand up and respond to the tennis of the owner of the 23 grand, and the number of them is huge. Yel from Belgrade already here third roundwhere the citizen will be measured Laslo Djere is 38 years old in the world.

Zapata emerged with force, desire, and blows. As a matter of fact, he got two opportunities very early in his racket to steal his serve in game two. However Opportunities are useless against a champion like Nole. And Djokovic seems to have an answer for everything, give everything back, get everything. have them.

After the most balanced duel in the first set, the Serbian player raised the gas pedal to the last level. 6-4, 6-1 and 6-1 In the final, the 26-year-old Valencian player fell behind once again without a win against the top 10 players of his career.

“I act well for an old man”

at the bottom of the track DjokovicHE Looking for his fourth title in New York and the historic big number 24 assured that this would match Margaret Court he still thinks he can play better in this tournament. And he remembered what he kept saying every day: Even though he is 36 years old, he still has a “hunger” the desire to play his best tennis.

10 years ago, when they were asked whether today’s Nole would be defeated, he said that he did not want to play with himself, but that he was the person he played against the most in every match. Reflected on what had changed and made sure more energyand the ability to protect it, who understands that what to do and whenWho knows focus more on now. And maybe he said it was more explosive back then, but that version still has a version of its own. “I still move well for an old geezershe made a joke.

From him Potential route to the final eliminated what could be one of his biggest challenges, Stefanos Tsitsipas, He finished seventh in New York, which became unnecessarily complicated and fell against Dominic Stricker of Switzerland, who was 128th in the world in four hours and five sets.

Moreover they said goodbye This had two Spanish players who dealt two big blows in the first round. Rebeka Masarovadescended from Maria Sakkari on Monday this Wednesday Slovakia lost to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in straight sets And Sara Torribes it was He lost to Chinese Xinyu Wang in three sets (5-7, 6-3 and 6-4).