Tampil di US Open 2020, Novak Djokovic Bantah Hanya Kejar Rekor Roger Federer

Lily Indriyani

Editor:

  • Novak Djokovic membantah anggapan kalau penampilannya di US Open hanya untuk mengejar rekor grand slam para rival.
  • Petenis asal Serbia itu sudah berada di New York untuk mengikuti Cincinnati Masters yang digelar satu pekan sebelum US Open 2020. 
  • Novak Djokovic mendapat bye pada babak pertama Cincinnati Masters 2020.  

SKOR.id - Novak Djokovic membantah anggapan bahwa keikutsertaannya dalam US Open 2020 semata-mata untuk mengejar rekor gelar grand slam milik rival-rivalnya.

Petenis asal Serbia itu mengatakan, bisa kembali berkompetisi dalam atmosfer kompetitif adalah tujuan utamanya berlaga di Flushing Meadows, New York, AS. 

"Jika ini yang ingin mereka dengar, saya tak membuat keputusan (tampil di US Open) karena Rafa (sapaan Rafael Nadal) mundur," katanya, Jumat (21/8/2020).  

Sebagai informasi, Novak Djokovic sudah berada di New York untuk mengikuti Cincinnati Masters yang digelar satu pekan sebelum US Open 2020. 

Pemain yang biasa disapa Nole itu mendapat bye pada babak pertama Cincinnati Masters karena statusnya sebagai unggulan pertama dalam ajang ini. 

"Saya membuat keputusan untuk tampil, satu bulan sebelum US Open. Saya main di sini karena ingin memulai musim lapangan keras yang sangat saya sukai."

Tak hanya Rafael Nadal yang absen dalam US Open 2020, Roger Federer juga memilih tak tampil. Namun, bukan karena pandemi Covid-19.

FedEx, julukan Roger Federer, sudah lebih dulu memutuskan untuk mengakhiri musim 2020 karena ingin fokus pada pemulihan cederanya.  

Novak Djokovic menegaskan, sekalipun tanpa Rafael Nadal dan Roger Federer, US Open 2020 yang dijadwalkan 31 Agustus-13 September, tetap sengit.  

"Dari semua (turnamen) grand slam yang saya mainkan memang berpeluang menghasilkan gelar. Tapi, saya bukan satu-satunya pemain yang menginginkan itu." 

Sejauh ini, petenis 33 tahun itu sudah mengoleksi 17 gelar grand slam atau terpaut masing-masing dua dan tiga trofi dari Rafael Nadal dan Roger Federer.

Tampil dalam US Open 2020, Novak Djokovic akan menempati unggulan teratas tunggal putra seiring absennya dua rival utama dalam perebutan gelar. 

 

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Berita Tenis Lainnya:

Kejar Rekor Roger Federer, Misi Utama Novak Djokovic di US Open 2020 

Resmi, Novak Djokovic Putuskan Berpartisipasi dalam US Open 2020

Source: The West Australian

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