Serbian Novak Djokovic, the leader of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, who was defeated by the Italian representative Luca Nardi in the 1/16 final of the Masters series tournament held in Indian Wells, admitted that he does not know yet whether he will compete or not. at the Masters in Miami. His words guide the way tennis current.
“Obviously I’m still emotional. I need to take a day or two to decide what I want to do next. I’m playing fewer tournaments and being more selective with my schedule. So of course it’s not a nice feeling to be eliminated from the tournament so early, especially since I haven’t played here for five years ” said Djokovic.
The match, which lasted 2 hours and 22 minutes, ended with scores of 4:6, 6:3, 3:6. In the next round, Nardi, ranked 123rd in the ATP rankings, will face American Tom Paul.
Djokovic continues to lead the Tennis Professionals Association rankings with 9,855 points. The second place was Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (8805 points). In third place is Italian Jannik Sinner (8270 points). He is followed by Daniil Medvedev, who rose from third place to fourth place (8015 points).
Djokovic lost to Italian Jannik Sinner in the 2024 Australian Open semifinals. The meeting lasted 3 hours and 22 minutes and ended in favor of the 22-year-old Italian with scores of 6:1, 6:2, 6:7 (6:8), 6:3. Before that, Djokovic reached the semi-final stage of the tournament ten times and also won the competition in Melbourne the same number of times, a record result.
Previously Djokovic Established two anti-records.