Novak Djokovic got defeated in the doubles match, the audience still gave a warm welcome
Adelaide. Novak Djokovic lost his doubles match at the Adelaide International tennis tournament on Monday but the world number one was given a rousing reception by the spectators when he took to the court. The 21-time Grand Slam champion was deported from Australia last year ahead of the Australian Open for not getting vaccinated for COVID-19.
Djokovic teamed up with Vasek Pospisil and returned to the court on Australian soil in a doubles match but they lost 4-6 6-3 (10-5) to Tomislav Bricic and Gonzalo Escobar. Djokovic, who is playing in this tournament as part of his preparations for the Australian Open, will open his campaign in singles against Constant Listin on Tuesday. Earlier, Czech teenager Linda Noskova caused the first upset of the 2023 season by defeating Russian eighth-ranked player Daria Kasatkina in a three-set struggle here on Monday.
The 18-year-old Noskova, ranked 102nd in the world, won the match 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3. This is the biggest win of his career. The Czech player had earlier defeated world number 58 Anna Kalinskaya and world number 43 Anastasia Potapova to make it to the main draw. Noskova will next take on the winner of the match between Priscilla Hohn of Australia and American qualifier Claire Liu. In other matches of the day, fourth seed Veronika Kudermetova of Russia beat American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 6-0, while Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka beat fifth seed Holger Roon of Denmark 2-6, 6-4. , beat 6-4.
