{"id":41746,"date":"2013-01-31T13:25:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T12:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=41746"},"modified":"2013-01-31T17:29:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T16:29:16","slug":"davis-cup-troicki-to-start-for-serbia-on-friday-at-1400-cet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/davis-cup-troicki-to-start-for-serbia-on-friday-at-1400-cet\/","title":{"rendered":"Davis Cup: Novak vs Rochus on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Viktor Troicki (39) has been drawn to face David Goffin (50) on Friday at 14.00 CET in the opening rubber of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas<\/a> first round tie between Belgium and Serbia (01 February \u2013 03 February 2013).<\/strong><\/p>\n

World no.1 Novak Djokovic will follow against Olivier Rochus (127), five days after his historic Australian Open hat-trick. Rochus leads their career H2H 3-2.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The doubles match is scheduled on Saturday at 14:00 CET. Viktor Troicki has been chosen to play alongside doubles specialist Nenad Zimonjic against the duo of Ruben Bemelmans and Steve Darcis.<\/p>\n

On Sunday at 14:00 CET Djokovic plays against Goffin. The second match sees Troicki take on O.Rochus.<\/p>\n

Team captains have the right to change the players until an hour before the match.<\/p>\n

Spiroudome venue capacity is 6,300 seats, Belgium will host Serbia on clay.<\/p>\n

“I’m definitely still feeling the jet lag, and it’s only been three days since I played the final, so I can not be fully recovered. I’m doing my best in order to prepare myself for tomorrow,”<\/strong> Novak said at the press conference. “That’s the reason I came in Europe earlier, that’s the reason I didn’t stay an extra day in Australia to have all the commitments with press and with tournament. I asked them politely if I can come a day before to Europe so I can get used to conditions here before the match.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Troicki has stepped up into the no.2 singles position following the withdrawal of world no.9 Janko Tipsarevic, who pulled out of the tie earlier this week due to a heel injury he sustained at the Australian Open.<\/p>\n

The full draw is listed below:<\/p>\n

Friday
\n<\/strong>R1: David Goffin (BEL) vs Viktor Troicki (SRB)
\nR2: Olivier Rochus (BEL) vs Novak Djokovic (SRB)<\/p>\n

Saturday
\n<\/strong>R3: Ruben Bemelmans\/Steve Darcis (BEL) vs Nenad Zimonjic\/Viktor Troicki (SRB)<\/p>\n

Sunday
\n<\/strong>R4: David Goffin (BEL) vs Novak Djokovic (SRB)
\nR5: Olivier Rochus (BEL) vs Viktor Troicki (SRB)<\/p>\n

Photo: TSS (Srdjan Stevanovic, Pedja Milosavljevic)
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