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Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a backhand return to France's Luca van Assche during their tennis singles match at the Sprska Tennis Open ATP 250 series tournament in Banja Luka, on April 19, 2023. AFPPIX: Novak Djokovic battled back from a set down to beat French teenager Luca Van Assche 6-7 , 6-3, 6-2 in his opening match in Banja Luka yesterday.
“It wasn’t easy. This probably will rank as the slowest court and slowest conditions I’ve ever played in. I didn’t expect this to be so slow,” said Djokovic. “It’s normal to expect that new, young players will emerge, generational change is a normal thing in every sport, but I didn’t want to lose to an 18-year-old. It was definitely an additional motivation for me.”
Van Assche earned the first break of the match for a 5-4 lead but failed to serve out for the set. He then saved three set points at 5-6 before eventually taking a surprise lead. During yesterday’s press conference, Djokovic also mentioned, jokingly, a possible future career as a coach.
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