Novak Djokovic knocked out of own event despite Zverev win

An emotional Novak Djokovic broke down in tears in entrance of a packed 4,000 crowd at his personal tennis match after a 4-Zero 1-Four 4-2 win over German Alexander Zverev despatched fellow Serb Filip Krajinovic into the ultimate on Sunday.

“I am not crying because I got knocked out of the tournament, I am just overwhelmed by emotion because this reminds me of my childhood,” the 33-year-old informed the gang as he obtained a standing ovation from his compatriots.

“It’s been an emotional few days and I want to thank everyone who made this possible. The important thing after this match is that we have one of our own in the final. I love you all and thank you so much for turning up.”

The match, held at Djokovic’s tennis advanced by the Danube River in Serbia’s capital, is the primary leg of the charity occasion referred to as The Adria Tour, with the second leg going down in Croatia’s coastal resort Zadar subsequent weekend.

The third leg due in Montenegro on June 27-28 was cancelled on Saturday over coronavirus issues whereas the ultimate leg is to be staged in Bosnia’s metropolis Banja Luka on July Three and 4.

With units slashed to best-of-seven video games, the gamers are divided into two swimming pools on a round-robin foundation and Djokovic’s win over Zverev meant that the 2 and Krajinovic all completed with a 2-1 win-loss report and an similar 5-Three set distinction.

Krajinovic, who surprised world primary Djokovic on Saturday after dropping to Zverev, squeezed by means of on the premise of getting the perfect video games differential among the many three.

Austria’s world quantity three Dominic Thiem and Bulgaria’s 19th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov had been enjoying within the different part to resolve which of the 2 will face Krajinovic within the closing scheduled to begin at 1800 GMT.