world no.1 Novak Djokovic is set to return to tennis action for the first time this season after what has been a delayed start against his wishes. Having made the attempt to start his season in Australia, the Serbian was deported and banned from Australia for not being vaccinated against Covid-19 and had to leave his 3 consecutive Australian Open titles undefended.
Since then, Novak has remained silent on the subject until recently, when he spoke about his version of the events that shook the entire world by the extent that things happened. However, Novak will be happy to get the opportunity to return to the court, as he is ready to start his season at the Dubai Tennis Championships 2022 beginning on Monday, February 21.
Novak is the top seed in the tournament and also a 5-time former champion. with a chance to lose his ranking of No. 1 in the worldthe stakes are high for the 20-time Grand Slam champion who will start his journey in Dubai against the young Italian. lorenzo musetti. Having lost in the 4th round of the French Open 2021 Against Novak despite winning the first two sets, Musetti is sure to seek revenge.
Musetti has been a lifetime Roger Federer fan and it seems that he is using this fact to psychologically attack Djokovic, as it will be the season opener for the Serb. In the last conversation with Tennis Up to Date, Musetti said: “My sporting role model is undoubtedly Roger Federer. I study it and am a big fan of it. I really want to be like him in everything, on and off the pitch.”
Musetti’s latest activity on Twitter also includes him retweeting the post made by ‘TennisTV’ which had footage of Federer defeating Novak in the 2011 French Open semi-finals, which saw Novak end his sensational 41 match winning streak.
Lorenzo Musetti has not had a good start to the season before the match against Novak Djokovic
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While Novak will start his season next week, Musetti hasn’t been very impressive so far. Of the 4 games he has played so far this season, he has won two and lost two. Although Novak is coming off a short break, the Italian teenager will need to be precise and disciplined if he is to defeat the World No. 1.
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