Novak Djokovic set to skip the Asian swing and take a 50+ days’ break before stepping on the court again after the Davis Cup at Bercy

Novak Djokovic is reportedly scheduled to miss the Asian hard court swing.

Novak Djokovic set to skip the Asian swing and take a 50+ days’ break before stepping on the court again after the Davis Cup at Bercy

Novak Djokovic (Credits: The Independent)

The Serbian World No.1 Novak Djokovic is reportedly planning to skip the Asian hard court swing for the first time since 2019. Despite that, he will be playing in the Davis Cup scheduled to be played in Spain this year. Skipping the Asian hard-court wing means that Djokovic is less likely to finish as the World No.1 player at the end of the year.

The current World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz is 800 points behind Djokovic now. With the option for him to play as much as 2,000 points extra toward the end of the season, the young Spaniard will be trying to grab the year-end World number-one ranking from the Serbian.

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Many tennis fans on Twitter (now referred to as “X”) believed that the Serbian player has already achieved his primary goals, and his year-end world ranking may not be a top priority at this stage of his career. However, the Serbian still has a favorable opportunity to end the year as the world’s number-one player, particularly if Alcaraz doesn’t perform well in the upcoming tournaments.

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Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz has never played out in straight sets

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic( Image credits : The courier, Getty images)
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The battle of the generations- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic is now tied at 2-2 head to head. In Grand Slam events, their head-to-head record is tied at 1-1. When specifically looking at the finals they’ve contested against each other, that record also remains level at 1-1. Given their current form and fitness, this matchup is undoubtedly going to generate a lot of excitement in the upcoming seasons.

Their first encounter was in the Madrid Masters 2022 semi-final, where Alcaraz prevailed in three sets. Following that, the duo played out in the French Open semi-finals this year. The initially favored Alcaraz experienced fatigue during the match, ultimately leading to the Serbian star winning in four sets. However, in their following match, which took place in this year’s Wimbledon final, the odds were in favor of Djokovic, but he ended up losing to the Spaniard in a thrilling five-set contest.

Their latest encounter took place in the Cincinnati Masters final, and Djokovic emerged victorious after coming back from a set down and saving match points to claim the title. With their head-to-head record now at 2-2, it’s worth noting that these two superstars have never played a match against each other that ended in straight sets.

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