After losing the first match of the Monte Carlo Masters, it was widely believed that Djokovic should wake up! Otherwise, he will soon be reduced from a giant to a second-tier player!
This year's Monte Carlo Masters, because of the arrival of Serbian King Djokovic, who has been absent for a long time, instantly attracted the attention of fans all over the world.
Everyone wants to see if this man who refuses to be vaccinated can still perform a giant miracle in Monte Carlo and play the return of the king with the current number of entries that can be counted on one hand.
Unfortunately, Deyo didn't prove himself!
Against Davidović, who is only ranked 46th in the world, he is enough to crush his opponents in terms of both the world's first ranking and his experience and technical strength. But unexpectedly, the initiative of the whole game started from the first set, and Djokovic directly handed it over. Although Djokovic began to fight back in the second set and equalize, this looked like a painful struggle in the mire, and it was Djokovic's return to the light.
Sure enough, in the third set Djokovic lost even more crisply, turning the game that was originally regarded as one-sided into Davy dovic teaching Djokovic how to play, and finally had to squander the Monte Carlo clay arena.
Throughout the game, Djokovic's performance was really out of par. Whether it is the ability to control the ball, physical fitness, movement, or mistakes, it is not at all the performance of a world number one and giant. It feels like Deyo on the field is a player ranked outside the hundred, as if he is accumulating experience through the game.
There is no other reason why Djokovic's poor performance is that there are too few games. Losing this game against Davidovic was really a good thing for Djokovic. At least let him know that anyone who does not have the guarantee of a certain number of games will feel strange when they go on the field again. Even if he is the world's number one and giant, this convention will not be an exception for him.
If he continues to be so willful, not to mention that he wants to equal Nadal's 21 Grand Slam record, I am afraid that any player in the top fifty will be enough to cut him off.
Some people may think that Monte Carlo has not been a blessing for Djokovic, just a game lost. If Deyo seriously summarizes the improvement afterwards, I believe he will still rise.
This said to the former Djokovic, and now for the Djokovic, it is really a red flag in his career.
Last year, Wimbledon and the US Open, Djokovic directly parachuted in with zero warm-ups, and won a championship and a runner-up. There was no fear or doubt that he would be out prematurely, as he had been playing on the field and had not stopped.
But this year, Djokovic's appearance in Monte Carlo was completely different. He has been rejected from many competitions because he refused to be vaccinated, and in the case of insufficient number of participants, for a professional player, the state and physical intensity and adaptability of the game will be greatly affected.
For example, in this game against Davidovic, you will find that Djokovic's ability to move and control the ball is all in a big regression.
In addition, it is reasonable to say that Djokovic did not play too many games, and his physical fitness should not be a problem, but when he played against Davidovic, this aspect actually became his weakness, making people very speechless.
Djokovic also created a career humiliation in this game, having been broken nine times by his opponents in a single game. He thought that after experiencing the "rewards" of Nadal in 2012 and Thiem in 2019, Djokovic would never let such a thing happen again, but he did not expect to accidentally play against a player ranked 46 in the world.
Some netizens directly joked on Deyo's performance that this is not the strength of the giant, or the performance of a player who ranks 100 miles away and has a strength that is not good, otherwise how many as 51 unforced mistakes are about to fly into the sky.
Previously, Serena's coach, Moratoglu, had also praised Djokovic, believing he could win 25 Grand Slam titles. If Moratogru had seen Deyo's performance today, I wonder if he would still think so? What did Djokovic use to win 25 Grand Slam titles?
Deyo, who waved away with a lonely expression, looked very distressing. There are many dangerous signals released by this game, and if the Serbian king continues to turn a blind eye, I believe that it will not be long before he will be completely reduced to a second-tier player. At that time, the best battle in the history of men's tennis was destined to be Nadal's personal show. (Source: House of Tennis Author: Starry Sky of The Moon River)