The final of the Adria Tour in Zadar between Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev has been cancelled after Grigor Dimitrov tested positive for coronavirus.

Serbian and world no.1 enjoyed two comfortable wins on Saturday, during the second weekend of the Adria Tour, in Zadar. Novak beat Pedja Krstin and Borna Coric and qualified for the final.

The second leg of the charity event is taking place in Croatia’s coastal resort on June 20-21. World no.1 Novak Djokovic leads the field, joined by Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric, Marin Cilic, Andrey Rublev, as well as Pedja Krstin and Danilo Petrovic, finalists of the HTS tournament.

Novak toppled Alexander Zverev 4-0, 1-4, 4-2, but that was not enough for him to reach the final, as he needed to beat the German in straight sets. After impressive Round Robin performances from both Filip Krajinovic and Dominic Thiem, the two met in the Adria Tour final. The Austrian recorded a 4-3 (2), 2-4, 4-2 triumph to become the champion.

Novak returned to the court in style on Saturday afternoon at the Adria Tour, beating his friend and compatriot Viktor Troicki in straight sets 4-1, 4-1 in just 37 minutes. In the evening session match, Novak lost to Filip Krajinovic 4-2, 2-4, 1-4.

Charity tennis event, Adria Tour, has started on Friday in Belgrade. The program included Kid's Day, mixed and men's doubles, music performance by famous pianist Lola Astanova and virtuosic Serbian violinist Nemanja Radulovic, and the draw for the main competition.

The world no.1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic, host of the Adria Tour along with his brother Djordje, who is also the tournament director, made a warm welcome for the Austrian Dominic Thiem and German Alexander Zverev in Belgrade. The Djokovic brothers waited the two tennis stars at the airport.

The best tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, held practice session at the stadium centre court in preparation for the Adria Tour first weekend, taking place from June 12-14 in Belgrade.

Organised by Novak, Adria Tour will be held in cities across the Balkans, with the kick-off tournament to be organised in Belgrade, on the TC Novak courts (13/14 June), followed by Zadar (20/21 June), Montenegro (27/28 June) and Banja Luka (3/4 July). In addition, part of it will be held in Sarajevo, on Sunday, 5 July, where Novak and Damir Dzumhur will play an exhibition match.