By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, July 20, 2023
The Grand Slam king is on the right track for a return to Queen Metropolis.
World quantity 2 Novak Djokovic is on the entry record for subsequent month’s Western and Southern Open and can make its first look on American soil since 2021 in Cincinnati.
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THE Western & Southern Open is scheduled for August 12-20.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion will be part of the Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz within the male area.
It is going to be Djokovic’s first look in Cincinnati since 2019 when he reached the semifinals shedding to Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
In 2020, when the match was held on the Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle in Flushing Meadows, Djokovic defeated Milos Raonic to win the title.
Djokovic is a two-time champion from Cincinnati. In 2018, Djokovic defeated seven-time Cincinnati champion Roger Federer, 6-4, 6-4, to assert his first Western & Southern Open crown.
Borna Coric beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(0), 6-2 to win the 2022 Cincinnati title.
The 36-year-old unvaccinated Serbian famous person was unable to enter the US beneath earlier COVID-19 coverage for worldwide vacationers. This coverage prevented Djokovic from enjoying in Cincinnati, the US Open in addition to the Sunshine Double in Indian Wells and Miami.
Nonetheless, the restrictions had been lifted on Might 11, that means Djokovic is eligible to enter the US and play in Cincinnati.
The preliminary entry record consists of the world’s high 41 males and 39 girls, 14 Grand Slam champions, eight present or former world No. 1-ranked gamers and 11 former match champions.
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