After his early exit from the US Open, Djokovic acknowledged that he “played some of the worst tennis.” However, this exit made space in his schedule to play for his country, something that he had previously claimed to be one of his priorities.
Team Serbia will be playing against Greece on 14th and 15th September in Belgrade and the winner will be competing in the matches leading to the finals. The loser, on the other hand, will drop to World Group 1.
This participation was made more likely after Djokovic’s US Open exit, something that worked to the advantage of the team that he once led to victory at the 2010 Davis Cup. Additionally, even last year, the team made it to the Group Stage and earned a spot for themselves in the finals but lost to Italy in the semis with Djokovic losing three match points to the current World No. 1 Jannik Sinner.
The Greek team who are Serbia’s opponents, also features ATP World No. 11 Stefanos Tsitsipas who too had an early exit from the US Open after he lost to Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round. Therefore, intense action can be anticipated at the Davis Cup with Djokovic aiming to end the season with a few more victories despite the lack of a Slam.
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