In the early morning of February 22, Beijing time, the first round of the ATP Dubai Open, Deyo's new season debut finally came, no bloodshed, 2-0! Sweep the Italian Musetti!
In the first set, Djokovic broke in the fourth set to take a 3-1 lead. Next, in the ninth set, Djokovic again cashed in on the break point, 6-3, djokovic easily won.
In the second set, Djokovic again had a break set advantage in the first four sets. In the sixth set, Djokovic's own serve, Musetti finally got the break point, but the world's first to resolve multiple break points, completed a tenacious hold, and still maintained a break set advantage. In the end, Djokovic won another set 6-3, and the big score was 2-0 to make the opening of the new season debut, officially starting the world's first defense battle!
At the beginning of the Australian Open, Djokovic was forced to withdraw from the competition, very helpless! It wasn't until the Dubai Open that Djokovic finally ushered in the first official match of the season. At present, Djokovic is under a lot of pressure to keep points, and Medvedev behind him is only a few hundred points away from Djokovic. This week, Djokovic competed in the Dubai Open, while Medvedev competed in the Acapulco Open in Mexico.
In order to maintain the world number one throne, Djokovic himself must be good enough in the Dubai Open, it is best to win the championship, but also hope that Medvedev can not win the championship in the Acapulco Open, the conditions are somewhat harsh, but it is not impossible, Medvedev in Mexico is facing the challenge of Nadal, Tsitsipas, Zverev, Beretini 4 top players! Djokovic's rivals in Dubai are a little weaker, with rising stars such as Rublev, Aliasim, Shapovalov, Sina, Hulkach and others.