On April 12, Djokovic ushered in a "catastrophic" performance at the 2022 WTA Monte Carlo Masters. As world number one, Djokovic, despite his best efforts, still lost to Spain's Fudkina 3-6, 7-6, 1-6. Djokovic suffered a visa storm at the Australian Open in the new season, and after losing the world number one in Dubai, he fell into a slump in the clay season. "I was physically broken," Djokovic said after the game, "and I had to talk to the team." ”
After the Signing Of the Monte Carlo Masters, the focus of attention was on world number one Djokovic and Alcaraz in the quarter-half zone. In the 2022 season, Djokovic was disqualified from the Indian Wells and Miami Masters because of his epidemic prevention policy after missing the Australian Open due to his epidemic prevention policy.
Thanks to the relaxation of European epidemic prevention policies, Djokovic qualified for the competition in European countries such as France and Monaco. The ATP 1000 Monte Carlo Masters made Djokovic's clay debut. But at the beginning of the game, Djokovic, who had been away from the field for many days, surprised the whole audience with his performance. Throughout the match, Djokovic made 51 unforced turnovers, losing three of his own serves in each set. Djokovic, despite scoring seven sets in the second set and equalising, still lost 6-1 in the decider. At this point, the world's no. 1 return at the Monte Carlo Masters ended in three sets, missing the start of the individual clay season.
In this match, Djokovic also set a record of humiliation by 9 successful breaks by opponents. It was the worst record of Djokovic's career. Djokovic has been broken the same number of times in a best-of-five Grand Slam tournament, but it is the first time in a best-of-three tournament. Throughout the game, Djokovic, who was 47 days away from the court, appeared to be struggling unusually on clay. After defeating the world number one in three sets, Falkina ushered in the biggest victory of his career.
After the match, Djokovic admitted that he was physically crushed. "I didn't like the feeling and my fitness collapsed in the third set. But I'll go with the team to find out. I'll start from scratch and hopefully do a little better in Belgrade next week. Djokovic said after the game.
On the other hand, the defeat did not allow Djokovic to be planted from the world number one position. Because the world's second Medvedev is currently absent from monte carlo due to hernia surgery. Although Djokovic was out of the first round, his ranking point advantage expanded from 10 points to 110 points. If Djokovic wants to regroup in the clay season and secure his top spot, he must be honed in more games and regain his world number one form.
Text/Beiqing Sports Chu Peng