The Australian Open draw was announced, and Djokovic was in the bottom half of the bracket with Alcaraz and Zverev.
What's even more amazing is that Djokovic's 5/8 zone has almost replicated part of the draw for the Brisbane quarter-finals.
Upper Half:
Sinner (1) – De Minaur (8)
Fritz (4) – Medvedev (5)
Sinner's luck was so good that he went straight to the worry-free rhythm of the final.
Lower Half:
Novak Djokovic (7) – Alcaraz (3)
Ruud (6) – Zverev (2)
For Zverev, it was a decent signing. For Djokovic and Alcaraz, it was a very unfavorable draw.
1/4 finals against Alcaraz.
Semifinals against Zverev.
Final against Sinner.
This is the adverse consequence of falling behind in the ATP rankings, and on the way to winning the championship, you have to beat the world third, second, and first in a row!
In the third round, Djokovic may meet the American cannon Operka again. Djokovic's defeat in Brisbane against Opelka may now seem like a good thing.
In the fourth round, the opponent is likely to be Lehecka/Dimitrov. It depends on Dimi's injury.
Djokovic lost to Operka in the quarter-finals.
Dimitrov then retired in the second set of the semi-finals, sending Lehecka to the final.
In the end, Opelka retired before the first set of the final, and Leheka directly lifted the championship trophy!
Amazingly, in the Brisbane story, Djokovic, Operka, Dimitrov, and Leheca gathered in the 5/8 section of the Australian Open draw!
In any case, Djokovic is not under much pressure to qualify for the quarter-finals, after all, the two players who retired injured in Brisbane and Dimitrov in the draw, plus Mahachi, who retired in the Union Cup "angrily".
Is this a division for the sick and wounded? [covers face]
However, if Djokovic wants to win the championship, it will be too difficult! This is the strongest Australian Open draw, there is no one!
[Come and see me] [Zuoyi] [Heart] [Laughs]