By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, July 20, 2023
The Grand Slam king is heading in the right direction for a Queen Metropolis return.
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic is on the entry record for subsequent month’s Western & Southern Open and can make his first look on U.S. soil since 2021 in Cincinnati.
The Western & Southern Open is about for August 12-Twentieth.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion will be a part of Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz within the males’s subject.
Will probably be Djokovic’s first look in Cincinnati since 2019 when he reached the semifinals bowing to Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
In 2020, when the event was staged on the Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart in Flushing Meadows, Djokovic defeated Milos Raonic to seize the title.
Djokovic is a two-time Cincinnati champion. In 2018, Djokovic defeated seven-time Cincinnati champion Roger Federer, 6-4, 6-4, to say his maiden Western & Southern Open crown.
Borna Coric defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(0), 6-2 to seize the 2022 Cincinnati title.
The 36-year-old unvaccinated Serbian famous person was unable to enter the U.S. underneath prior COVID-19 coverage for worldwide vacationers. That coverage prevented Djokovic from taking part in Cincinnati, the US Open in addition to the Sunshine Double in Indian Wells and Miami.
Nevertheless, restrictions have been lifted on Could eleventh, which implies Djokovic is eligible to enter america and play Cincinnati.
The preliminary entry record contains the world’s high 41 males and 39 girls, 14 Grand Slam champions, eight present or former world No. 1-ranked gamers and 11 previous event champions.
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