On February 17, Beijing time, the world's number one Djokovic has arrived in Dubai and is about to participate in the ATP500 Dubai race that starts next week. This will be Djokovic's debut in the 2022 season, and after a fantastic 2021 season, Djokovic is looking forward to making a start to the 2022 season.
Djokovic had planned to make his season debut at the Australian Open, but after traveling to Australia last month, Djokovic was deported by australian authorities on the grounds that leaving him behind would fuel anti-vaccine sentiment in Australia. After missing out on the Australian Open, Djokovic made his season debut in Dubai.
Dubai is Djokovic's bountiful spot, and he has won five times in his career, including a wave of three consecutive titles. In addition to Djokovic, only a few famous players such as Rublev and Monfils participated, while the Acapulco station, which was held at the same time, gathered the world's top ten such as Nadal, Medvedev, Zverev, Tsitsipas and Beretini.
This year's Dubai leg for Djokovic will not only mean a season debut, he will also defend his world number one throne. Due to the failure to compete in this year's Australian Open, the 2,000 points from last year's victory will be deducted next week. Next week Medvedev has great hopes of overtaking Djokovic and becoming the 27th world number one in ATP history.
In order to retain the world number one position after dubai, Djokovic not only wants to win the championship, but also hopes that Medvedev can get out early. Once Medvedev wins in Acapulco, even if Djokovic wins the title in Dubai, he will lose the world number one.