{"id":8541,"date":"2024-10-07T02:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T02:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=8541"},"modified":"2024-10-07T02:40:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T02:40:01","slug":"novak-djokovic-sends-message-on-shanghai-masters-return-as-he-extends-incredible-streak-against-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=8541","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic sends message on Shanghai Masters return as he extends incredible streak against Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ps-aws.com\/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Fd2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net%2Fcontent%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F08%2F29082517%2FNovak-Djokovic-in-action-US-Open-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Novak Djokovic in action at the 2024 US Open\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Novak Djokovic overcame Alex Michelsen in two close sets at the Shanghai Masters to make an impressive winning return to action.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Serbian icon prevailed 7-6(3), 7-6(9) against the world No 43 in a\u00a0high-quality second round encounter at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic\u00a0made\u00a0a slow start to fall 0-3 behind, but he responded strongly and battled back from a 1-4 deficit to take the opening set.<\/p>\n<p>The world No 4 was in a commanding position at 4-1, 40-15 on Michelsen\u2019s serve in the second set, but the 20-year-old American showed his resilience to break back and force a tiebreak.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic survived two Michelsen set points in the tiebreak before converting his third match point to seal a hard-fought win in his first match in China since 2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=T365Official&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1842542338414875080&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fnovak-djokovic-shanghai-masters-alex-michelsen-streak-americans&amp;sessionId=2030e27c7cb5e412c219be0b455b84d8e01e0d13&amp;siteScreenName=T365Official&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1842542338414875080\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The tennis legend has now won 33 consecutive ATP matches against American opponents, with his last defeat coming against Sam Querrey at Wimbledon in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old was playing just his second match since his shock third round loss to Alexei Popyrin at the end of August, having crushed Greece\u2019s Ioannis Xilas in a Davis Cup rubber three weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-time Grand Slam champion\u2019s level was encouraging given his lack of recent action and the questions over his motivation.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic performed significantly better than in any of his three US Open matches having been\u00a0pushed hard by Michelsen, who imposed his aggressive style impressively.<\/p>\n<p>The great Serbian\u2019s trademark fire was also on display at times, which is arguably even more important.<\/p>\n<p>In an on-court interview with Tennis TV, Djokovic said: \u201cYeah, I mean was the first matchup against Alex, I\u2019ve watched him play but never faced him on the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also haven\u2019t played in a while so it took me a bit of time to get the rust off and get things going. But he started off terrifically and, you know big serves and quite aggressive style of tennis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a big guy, he moves well, comes in. He\u2019s not afraid to step it up and take it to his opponents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very close encounter, I thought it was quite a high level of tennis, both sets. I\u2019m just glad I guess to keep my nerves and calm when it mattered in the second set tiebreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was 4-1 up, 15-40, and he hit the net cord, it went over \u2014 it could have easily been 6-1 for me in the second. 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