Indian Wells: Novak Djokovic and Fabio Fognini failed shortly before the goal
Novak Djokovic and Fabio Fognini left the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. The Serb and the Italians lost in the semi-finals Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the Champions tie break
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Mar 16, 2019, 08:40 am
This duo has potential - and it is still questionable whether Novak Djokovic and Fabio Fognini will ever contest a double on the ATP tour again. In Indian Wells, the celebrity pairing was not only fun for the fans. Even if the run of the world rankings first in the singles and his Italian partner in the semi-finals against the two double experts Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo came to an end after 100 minutes of play with 6: 7 (5), 6: 2 and 6:10 .
In the quarter-finals, Djokovic / Fognini, with Jean-Julier Rojer and Horia Tecau, defeated one of the best doubles in recent years, before which it was more or less accidental pairings such as Milos Raonic / Jeremy Chardy and Rohan Bopanna / Denis Shapovalov.
Kubot and Melo are now playing against Nikola Mektic and Horacio Zeballos for Indian Wells title this Saturday. Mektic / Zeballos prevailed against Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic in the semifinals.