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After Dominik Thiem and Daniil Medwedew, Novak Djokovic has now failed sensationally in the Erste Bank Open quarter-finals.
10:17 pm, October 30, 2020
World’s number one Novak Djokovic He came, saw and won only twice. With the passage to the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open he had achieved his main goal of securing the number one position by the end of the year. And so there was a sensational quarter-final loss to the world number 42 on Friday. Lorenzo Sonego: The Italian was eliminated in the classification and sneaked into the field as a lucky loser. Now he’s even fighting for a place in the final on Saturday.
For 17-time major winner Djokovic, it was the biggest two-sentence loss of his career. 2: 6.1: 6 after just 68 minutes, no injuries; at least this made tennis connoisseurs raise their eyebrows. Djokovic, who was back in town hall for the first time since winning the title in 2007, did not deliver as promised. And so it was already clear before the last quarterfinals that of the eight seeds only Thiem-Counder Andrej Rublew (RUS-5) is in the semifinals.
Djokovic has achieved his goal
Sensational man Sonego is now in the semi-finals Daniel evans (GBR). The Brit was able to fight in the night game on Friday. Grigor dimitrow (BUL) with 7: 6 (7: 3), 4: 6.6: 3. “He just kicked me off the court, that’s all. It was a very bad game for me and a great game for him, he deserved this result” said Djokovic, who did not seem disappointed.
“I came here to score more points and secure the No. 1 spot at the end of the year. I did that,” said the “Djoker.” Djokovic was also open when asked whether reaching this goal had, with all due respect, an effect on Friday’s result. “It had an effect on me. Like I said, I did what I had to do and why I came here. I keep going and have no problem with today’s result and look to the next chapter.
Sonego: “That was the best victory of my life”
The next chapter is not for him now Paris-Bercy. By making use of the Crown regulations (the best result of two years will be assessed for the moment), he had renounced it. Now he is completely focused on it ATP Finals in Londonwhere Djokovic is already a five-time winner. “I am looking forward to it, it is the last tournament of the year and I will do my best to prepare for it. I have a chance to win the title, the top eight will be there. After the slams, this is the strongest event we have in the tour, perhaps the strongest in history, because every game you have is against a top 8 player. “
While Djokovic was not particularly affected by the finish, Lorenzo Sonego was happy “like a king of the snow” in good Viennese fashion. “That was the best win of my life. Novak is No. 1, but I played very well today,” the 25-year-old said after his first win over a player in the top ten. “I like this tournament, I like these conditions. It’s incredible, I don’t know what to say. I played the best game of my life,” he said on the court.
