Tennis

BANJALUKA - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis, said on Monday in Banjaluka he hoped he would be ready for his first Srpska Open match after admitting that his elbow was not in ideal condition.

Djokovic arrived in Banjaluka last night and had his first practice this afternoon.

Djokovic arrived in Banja Luka last night, and then he invited fans to come in large numbers to the Srpska Open and enjoy the tennis spectacle.
Serbian tennis player did a training today, which was followed by a large number of fans.
World No. 1 will hold a media conference during the day.

Slovenia achieved an unlikely comeback to defeat Romania and reach the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup, where the twelve best women's tennis teams in the world will compete in November.

Champion Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters when he slumped to a 6-2 6-4 defeat against American Taylor Fritz in the quarter-finals on Friday.

Greek second seed Tsitsipas, who triumphed at the Monte Carlo Country Club in the last two editions, was never in the mix against Fritz, who reached the last four of a Masters event for the first time.

MONTE CARLO - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis, is out of the Monte Carlo Masters after a surprise 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 defeat to Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Thursday evening.

Musetti won after two hours and 56 minutes of play.

The match was interrupted by a one-hour rain delay.

MONTE CARLO - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis, is through to the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters after defeating Russian Ivan Gakhov 7-6, 6-2 on Tuesday.

Djokovic won after an hour and 47 minutes of play.

On Thursday, the Serbian will face the winner of the all-Italian tie between Lorenzo Musetti and Luca Nardi.

BELGRADE - Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic is back in the number one spot of the ATP rankings.

He took over from Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who has failed to defend his title at the Miami Masters.

Djokovic was forced to miss the tournament.

The Serbian tops the rankings with 7,160 points and Alcaraz is in second place with 6,780 points.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said she opposed the All England Club's decision to allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at this year's tournament.

Wimbledon last year banned players from Russia and Moscow-allied Belarus after the invasion of Ukraine and the Lawn Tennis Association also barred players from other events in the United Kingdom.

WASHINGTON - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic will be able to play in the US after the US Senate voted to end a national coronavirus emergency declaration, the CNN reported on Thursday.

According to reports by US media, US President Joe Biden, who has announced he would not veto the decision, will sign the bill into law.

Men's second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was sent packing by Karen Khachanov at the Miami Open on Tuesday.

Khachanov, seeded 14th, earned his first win over Tsitsipas in seven meetings, taking down the Greek world number three 7-6(4) 6-4 in the fourth round to end a 23-match winless run against a top-10 opponent.