En 2022 on the men’s professional tennis circuit, there is a never-ending story. That of Novak Djokovic, the vaccines, and a year that started between conflicts and despite the fact that ‘something’ has been relaxed does not mean that it is solved. Vaccination against Covid-19, in addition, It is a theme in which the voices are multiple. And many point to Belgrade.
As is Marcelo Ros. He was number 1 in the world in 1998, the year in which he reached his best record in a major with the Roland Garros final which he lost to the Czech Korda. He directly accuses Djokovic, with an admittedly hurtful comment. “Is a ‘huen‘ (very recurrent term in Chile in a derogatory tone). He is going to dirty his career and he is not going to be the best in history for a vaccine. I don’t know what the reason is, you have to be the ‘king of the hueones‘. At first there may be fear, but now it is arrogant“, commented the Chilean in an interview with ‘La Tercera’.
For now, Djokovic is back at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000. I will have a full schedule on the clay court tour, with stops in Belgrade, Mutua Madrid Open, Rome and Roland Garros. Some tournaments in which his status as number 1 in the world is at stakeas he defends, among others, points of being champion in the Internationals of France and finalist in the transalpine capital.
There have only been doubts about his presence in Italy. All other tournaments will accept Djokovic if nothing changes, so he can keep up with Daniil Medvedev. It should be remembered that after the Russian’s final in Melbourne, his points from Acapulco and the Serbian’s defeat in Dubi ‘stole’ him one on the lists. The Muscovite’s North American tour, with losses to Monfils in Indian Wells and Hurkacz in Miami, caused ‘Nole’ to return to its starting position in 2022.
“Alcaraz is a small Nadal”
On the clay court tour, Djokovic could have a stop against Carlos Alcaraz in Monte Carlo. A tennis player whom Ros himself has praised. “I saw him play with Nadal in Indian Wells and he should have won. But Nadal won because he is Nadal. There is no stopping him: he plays strong, physical and very well. He is a small Nadal”, he confessed.
Of course, he does not see him as a champion of a ‘Great’. “Today we have to the big three and Zverev. Before there were more names and it was more even. Now I see 20 or 30 and I don’t know them”, sentenced the ‘Zurdo de Vitacura’.
