Novak Djokovic’s failed pursuit of a one hundredth ATP title continues. The 37-year-old had two alternatives to achieve the milestone in 2024, however he misplaced to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner within the Wimbledon and Shanghai finals, respectively.
On Sunday, he had a significantly simpler foe to take care of, going up towards 19-year-old Jakub Mensik within the finals of the Miami Open. The third time wasn’t the appeal, as Djokovic misplaced back-to-back tiebreakers to endure an upset loss to the Czech teenager, who clinched his career-first ATP title by defeating the person he grew up idolizing.
The match was delayed by practically six hours resulting from incessant rain in Miami. Moreover, there have been considerations about Djokovic’s well being after a photograph surfaced of him working towards with a swollen eye a day earlier. Nevertheless, the 24-time main winner refused to make any excuses after his loss and declined to expose particulars on his eye damage.
“It is unlucky for me,” Djokovic stated of the loss, by way of The Straits Occasions. “Two tiebreaks, simply very bizarre match, bizarre day with rain delay and all of the issues that have been taking place. I did not really feel my best on the court docket, however it’s what it’s. Nothing to remove from his victory. I actually want to not discuss — there’s fairly a couple of issues, however I want to not…I’ll simply congratulate him. That is it. I do not need to sound like I am giving excuses right here for my loss.”
