Novak leads Rome Masters field
No.1 seed and six-time champion Novak Djokovic has a first round BYE. He will open his title defence campaign in R2 against either Luca Van Assche (FRA) or Tomas Martin Echeverry (ARG).
Lajovic ends Novak’s Banja Luka campaign
Novak’s Srpska Open campaign was ended on Friday when he fell to Dusan Lajovic 4-6, 6-7 in two hours and 29 minutes. The Serbian and world no.1 will head to Rome for the Internazionali BNL d’Italia (May 10 - May 21), where he was triumphant six times (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2020 and 2022).
Novak stunned by Musetti in Monte-Carlo
Novak will not be playing in the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters quarterfinals after he lost to world no.21 Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 in the third round. The ATP 250 event in Banja Luka - the Srpska Open - is the next stop for Djokovic. It will be held from April 17 to April 23.
Monte-Carlo Masters: Novak moves into last 16
The world no.1 made a winning return to action on Tuesday, when he defeated ATP no.198 Ivan Gakhov 7-6 (5), 6-2 to reach the third round. He will next play no.16 seed Lorenzo Musetti.
Medvedev downs Novak in the last four of Dubai ATP 500 event
Russia’s third seed Daniil Medvedev defeated top seed and five-time Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships titlist Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, to reach the final of the ATP 500 outdoor hard-court tournament.
Nole cruises past Hurkacz into Dubai semis
Novak remains on course to win his sixth Dubai title following a straight sets victory over fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz on Thursday. The top seed recorded a 6-3, 7-5 win in one hour and 21 minutes, extending his record in 2023 to a perfect 15-0.
Dubai: Novak downs Griekspoor to progress into quarter-finals
Top seed and five-time champion advanced to the last eight at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday when he defeated world no.39 Tallon Griekspoor in straight sets - 6-2, 6-3.
Novak prevails in three sets to reach second round in Dubai
World no.1 improved to a perfect 13-0 record in 2023, following a hard fought 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 victory over Czech qualifier Tomas Machac in two hours and 27 minutes. The top-seeded Djokovic goes on to face Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands on Wednesday (H2H 1-0, ATP #39).
Nole breaks the all-time world rankings record with 378th week at No.1!
Novak began his 378th week as the number one in the world which is one week more than the previous record of Steffi Graff at 377 weeks.
Novak returns to action in Dubai, faces qualifier in Round 1
Four weeks after lifting the record-extending 10th Norman Brookes Challenge Cup at the Australian Open, Nole is set to return to court. The five-time former champion and world no.1 returns to action in Dubai where he won the ATP 500 event in 2009-11, 2013 and 2020.
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