DJOKOVIC. Seeded No. 1 at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic faces fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic in the third round of the Grand Slam this Friday, July 1. Time, TV channel, find out everything you need to know about this meeting of the 3rd in the world.
After a complicated first round against the Korean Soon-woo Kwon, Novak Djokovic reassured himself with a solid victory in three sets (6/1 6/4 6/2) against the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis. The No. 1 seed from Wimbledon 2022 is back this Friday, July 1 where he will face fellow Serbian and No. 25 seed, Miomir Kecmanovic! “Djoko” leads 2-0 in the direct confrontations between the two men where the last confrontation dates back to April 21 in Belgrade (victory for Djokovic 4/6 6/3 6/3).
The match between the two Serbs will take place in the second rotation on Center Court around 4:00 p.m. French time. The match will be broadcast on BeIn Sports, holder of the Wimbledon TV rights. To follow the meeting on computer, telephone or tablet, you will need to subscribe to a subscription on MyCanal Where BeIn Connect. After the withdrawals of Marin Cilic, Matteo Berrettini and Roberto Bautista Agut due to a positive Covid-19 test, the Covid threat has been hovering over Wimbledon in recent days. If Rafael Nadal trained with the Italian, the Serb exchanged balls with the Croatian. What to consider an abandonment of the two tennis legends? In the meantime, the Serb should play his third round against his compatriot Kecmanovic today.
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Biography Novak Djokovic. Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987 in Belgrade, the Serbian capital. He started tennis very early at the age of four, a sport where his idol was the American Pete Sampras. Son of Srdjan and Dijana, “Nole” has two brothers who also play tennis: Marko and Djordje. Considered one of the best players in the history of the yellow ball with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic has won 20 Grand Slam titles, two less than the Spaniard. Since the start of his professional career in 2003, he has won 87 tournaments and amassed over $156 million in earnings.
Novak Djokovic is considered one of the most complete players on the circuit. On a court, the Serb can both defend and attack and his ability to return opposing serves allows him to often take the upper hand in exchanges. He is also one of the most technical players where his anticipation, his reflexes, his cushioning and his wide range of tennis are formidable. His ability to adapt to all playing surfaces is one of “Djoko’s” strengths.
It all started on January 5 when the Serb arrived on Australian soil following a medical exemption which authorized him not to be vaccinated. But at the airport, the world number 1 is arrested by the border police who refuse him entry into the territory, believing that he does not sufficiently justify his medical exemption. His visa is then canceled. The next day, the Serb was placed in detention and it was finally on January 10 that Judge Kelly lifts Serbian’s visa cancellation, considering that he was unable to provide more information to the border police. He also orders his immediate release. Except that the Australian government, via the Minister of Immigration Alex Hawke, makes it known that it will evaluate the possibility of using its “personal power of cancellation”. This decision is finally made on Friday 14 January.
The Serb had already created controversy in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, by organizing the Adria Tour, a tennis and charity event, during which many participants (Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric, Viktor Troicki) as well as Djokovic himself and his wife Jelena had tested positive for Covid-19. Contaminations which had quickly triggered a flood of criticism from actors in the world of tennis. Lack of physical distance, hugs, farandoles with children, wild dances in a Belgrade nightclub… The images of the first stages of this Adria Tour, in Belgrade and Zadar, in the midst of a global pandemic, had indeed shocked, in particular this video captured in a nightclub in Belgrade:
Novak Djokovic met Jelena Ristic during her school career in Belgrade in the early 2000s. Not everything was easy for the young lovers, since Novak played his tournaments all over the world while Jelena completed her studies in Italy. The couple finally took up residence in Monaco and decided to get married in 2014. Jelena gave birth to their son Stefan in 2014, then to a little girl named Tara, in 2016. At the same time, Jelena Djokovic is director of the Novak Djokovic foundation, which the promotion of education in their native country.