Novak Djokovic smiles again. The Serbian, who was removed from the Australian Open due to his refusal to be vaccinated, has returned to the ATP circuit after months after his last match and has added his first victory of the season against the Italian Lorenzo Musetti . He has done it by a double 6-3 in his debut at the Dubai tournament, which is played on a hard court.
In the midst of the controversy, the number one in the world had a moment of respite and showed a good level despite the fact that he had not played since the Davis Cup Finals at the beginning of December, due to somewhat complex conditions due to the wind and having to face a rival who demanded that he lift two sets at Roland Garros .
But this time, he did not give any surprises and dominated the game with enough authority, without the need to offer his best level either. Even so, he found the resistance of a Musetti who was always in tow and who did not take advantage of his options to the rest in the first and second sets.
The one from Belgrade broke in the fourth game to get 3-1 in the first set and there he found his most delicate situation since with his serve he had to come back from 0-40 to make the break good. Djokovic closed out the set without further trouble and in the second he capitalized on another quick break, saving four break points on his way to victory.
The Russian Karen Kachanov or the Australian Alex de Miñaur will be the next rivals of the number one in the world, who added his 361st week on Monday in this position that he could stop holding for the benefit of the Russian Daniil Medvedev , who depends on himself if he takes the title in Acapulco (Mexico).
