Novak recorded his first victory for the Group Falcons on the World Tennis League.
The 21-time Grand Slam winner defeated Sebastian Ofner 6-7 (5), 6-0, 10-7, at Coca-Cola Enviornment, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday.
The Austrian had stepped in for Felix Auger-Aliassime.
After Ofner clinched the opening set in a tie-break, Djokovic stormed by way of the second set by breaking thrice. The encounter was determined within the Champions tiebreak. Novak was main 5-2, then the Austrian rallied to stage at 7-all. The Serbian begin gained the final three factors to seal the win.
Earlier on the day, the blended doubles was gained by Sania Mirza and Holger Rune towards Paula Badosa and Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 4-6, 10-5, then Iga Swiatek beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-1, 6-3 within the ladies’s singles.
Remaining on Saturday can be contested by the Kites and the Hawks.
The exhibition was an awesome promotion of tennis, in addition to preparation and heat up for Adelaide and Melbourne the place Nole will kick off the 2023 season.
Novak will make his return to Australian soil in Adelaide (ATP 250), on the Adelaide International 1 from 1 to eight January. In 2007, Djokovic beat Australian Chris Guccione 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4 to win the Adelaide Worldwide tennis event.
The primary Grand Slam occasion in 2023 will happen in Melbourne from January 16 to January 29. Novak lifted the Australian Open trophy for an unprecedented ninth time in 2021, following a 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Daniil Medvedev within the last. He missed the 2022 version because of the COVID-19-related Australian border restrictions.
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