Serb No. 1 Novak Djokovic made his 2022 debut on Monday. Serbian tennis player defeated Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the first round of the tournament in Dubai, the prize fund of which is nearly $3 million.
The meeting between Djokovic (1st seed) and Musetti ended with the score 6:3, 6:3 in favor of the Serb. The opponents spent 1 hour and 14 minutes on the court.
Djokovic assessed Medvedev's chances to become the first racket of the world Tennis Djokovic's opponent on the way to the 1/4 finals of the competition may be Russian Karen Khachanov, if he beats Australian Alex De Minaura in the first round.
Djokovic was unable to compete in the Australian ATP tournaments and the Australian Open in January due to a conflict with the country's authorities over anti-coronavirus restrictions.
Djokovic flew to Melbourne for the Australian Open on the night of January 6 with an exemption from the coronavirus vaccination required to enter the country. At the border, the Serb had his visa canceled, calling his evidence of a medical exemption (the coronavirus transferred in December) insufficient. Djokovic was supposed to be deported, but the lawyers filed an appeal, and on January 10, the court sided with the athlete.
On January 14, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke revoked Djokovic's visa, after which the tennis player was detained and placed in a center for illegal migrants. Djokovic's appeal was rejected, the athlete had to leave the country.
The Fonbet betting company accepts bets on Khachanov's victory in the match with De Minaur with a coefficient of 1.65, and on the success of the Australian - 2.25.
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