Rajovic
After the world's no. 1 Djokovic officially withdrew from the ATP Cup, Rajovic became serbia's first singles player, and Krajinovic, Chazic and Sabanov will also represent Serbia.
In an interview, Rajovic said he was still impressed by serbia's victory in 2020: "Playing in Brisbane and Sydney was one of the best experiences for me because there are so many Serbian fans. When I was training here, memories of winning the championship came to mind. We've been training as hard as we can over the last few days and I'm looking forward to playing alongside my teammates. ”
Djokovic
In Djokovic's absence, Rajovic said Serbia would go all out to get another good result: "I don't know the official reason for his (Djokovic) withdrawal, maybe the ATP knows, he told us he can't come to the ATP Cup, he is trying to get a chance to play in the Australian Open, he did not say whether he will play at the Australian Open, he is waiting for someone else's decision. Obviously, when the world number one is not in the team, the situation will be different, and when Novak competes, everyone's expectations of Serbia will become very high, everyone will get attention, and he will lead the whole team. And now, maybe we don't pay so much attention, which may be a good thing for us or a bad thing, let's wait and see. ”
As Serbia's number two singles player, Krajinovic said: "It's a good challenge, I'm ready, we're in good shape at the moment, we have a good team and hope to be able to do well here. ”
Serbia's first opponent will be Norway, led by Rudd, which will take place this Saturday local time, followed by a match against Chile on Monday and against Spain on Wednesday, with each match consisting of two singles matches and a doubles match.
Cazic said doubles matches have an equally important place in the ATP Cup: "We also do a lot of targeted training where doubles games can be the winner or loser. We have a lot of good players in our squad, Sabanov has made it into the top 100 in the doubles world, and Rajovic and Kraginovic are also good doubles players. ”
(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)