Tokyo 2021: Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori's HIGHLIGHTS

Novak Djokovic against Kei Nishikori was inevitably the highlight of the day: the man on a mission called to win everything in 2021 against the home player, the only survivor of men and women in the Olympic tournament.

A destiny, however, that history taught to be marked for the Japanese. Kei had beaten Djokovic in the semifinal of the 2014 US Open but, after that day, he had only collected defeats for a very heavy deficit of 17-2 in 19 comparisons.

And so it was: the Serbian wins two sets, the Japanese two games. Right from the start, the plot seems to respect a banal script: Djokovic escapes 3-0, nearly 5-1, but still manages to put two breaks between himself and the Japanese by signing the 6-2 with a final break.

It goes from bad to worse for Nishikori who, frankly, does not have the slightest weapons to scratch the game of the Serbian who does everything like the Japanese but sensationally better. The only 'annoyance' on the day of the world number one is the break ball that faces - and cancels - in the game that opens the second set.

Then Nole escapes at supersonic speed at 5-0 and then goes to make a decidedly humiliating passive with the 'bagel' that sends the strongest player in the world to the final with the 22nd consecutive victory. Basically, the Serbian does not lose a match from the Internazionali d'Italia, where he was stopped by Nadal in the final.

from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/3i9a88S