Djokovic vs Musetti LIVE – World No.1 Novak Djokovic will return to the tennis court when he faces off against Lorenzo Musetti in his first game of the Dubai Open 2022. The game will be the 20-time Grand Slam champion’s first game since his shambolic deportation from Australia. Djokovic will be aiming for a grand return and will naturally start as a favourite against the less-heralded Italian. Follow Insidesport.in for all Dubai Tennis Championships LIVE Updates.
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The organisers have dubbed the first day of the ATP event ‘Magnificent Monday’ and a couple of other marquee entrants, Marin Cilic and Andy Murray will also be in action. But all eyes will be on Djokovic, the only one of the tournament’s eight seeds who are in action on Monday. He closes the day on centre court against Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti.
Djokovic last played when he beat Cilic on December 3 but could not stop Croatia from eliminating Serbia in the Davis Cup semifinal in Madrid to end his 2021 season. His campaign this year was knocked off course when he was deported from Australia following a drawn-out dispute over his medical exemption from the country’s Covid vaccination rules.
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Djokovic lost the argument and his chance to win a record 21st Grand Slam title. Instead, Rafael Nadal took the title and sole ownership of the record. Meanwhile, Musetti struggled at the start of the season but seems to have found form before the Dubai Tennis Championships. The Italian has reached the quarterfinals of his last two tournaments and will look to play his best tennis against the 20-time Major champion.
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