Novak Djokovic is able to roll on the Western & Southern Open.
The Serbian star loved an intense first observe in Cincinnati Saturday night on centre court docket, the place loads of followers packed the stadium to catch a glimpse of the 38-time ATP Masters 1000 champion.
Djokovic labored exhausting below the watchful eye of coach Goran Ivanisevic, coaching within the Ohio humidity with workforce member Carlos Gomez-Herrera. The second seed labored on his baseline sport with Gomez-Herrera earlier than Ivanisevic stepped in to feed balls for extra particular drills with the Serbian.
The two-time Western & Southern Open titlist (2018 in Cincinnati, 2020 at Flushing Meadows) additionally labored on his serve and return. After ending his session, Djokovic made time for his followers by signing autographs .
The 36-year-old carries a 40-12 document at this event and can compete in Cincinnati for the primary time since 2019, when he reached the semi-finals. This shall be Djokovic’s first event within the United States for the reason that 2021 US Open, during which he fell to Daniil Medvedev within the remaining.
Djokovic’s final motion of any type got here final month at Wimbledon, the place he reached the championship match solely to fall quick to Carlos Alcaraz in a memorable remaining. The No. 2 participant within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, who has a possibility to reclaim prime spot from Alcaraz in Cincinnati, is 33-5 in 2023 with titles at Adelaide, the Australian Open and Roland Garros.
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