ATP Cincinnati Novak Djokovic returned to play in the USA after two years

finally Novak Djokovic Back to play in the United States And he will do so – for the first time in two years – at the ATP tournament in Cincinnati. The Serb will take court first in doubles – in theory today, barring the bad weather that brought up yesterday’s programme – and then In solo where he will participate tomorrow in the second round. Djokovic finally managed to land a title in the United States After the decomposition of anti-covid regulations valid until a few months ago which prevented him from accessing it, because he had never been vaccinated. L’The last use of Serbian in the United States is dated September 2021when he found himself in the final at the US Open against Daniil Medvedev.

Novak Djokovic returns to the United States, the words in light of his participation in the ATP in Cincinnati

At the inaugural ATP press conference in Cincinnati – Where he has also been missing since 2019 – Djokovic He clearly said he was happy to be back competing on American soil:

I spent a lot of time with my family: resting and preparing for tournaments on American hard courts. It has been two years since I visited America. So I’m obviously very excited and was really looking forward to coming. It’s very good to be back. I’ve seen a lot of young fans in the last two days on the training ground. I like the feeling after more than 20 years of professional tennis. There is still a fire burning. There’s still a drive and motivation to really come to the biggest sporting events and try to win, try to win titles, try to make the crowd feel good.

As mentioned, Nole will only take the field in the second round, as he is the #2 seed in the tournament and was able to enjoy a bye in the first round. There is also waiting Yannick Sinneralso automatically in the last 32, who wants to capitalize on his excellent moment of form yet Toronto Masters 1000 victory In the final against Alex de Minor.