Jürgen Melzer and Novak Djokovic - They never get together so young
Jürgen Melzer and Novak Djokovic celebrate their birthday today. While the Austrian is concentrating on the double, the world's number one still has big plans in the singles.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: May 22, 2019, 10:08 am
It has been a long time since Jürgen Melzer and Novak Djokovic faced each other in a competitive match: in 2012 it was in Beijing, Djokovic then won smoothly 6-1 and 6-2. At that time, Melzer had already had his greatest success in singles, and Novak Djokovic was also involved in the semi-finals of Roland Garros: In the round of eight, the Austrians and the Serbs met, Melzer made up a 0: 2 set gap , moved into the semifinals where he lost to Rafael Nadal.
Jürgen Melzer is six years older than Novak Djokovic, to the day, both are celebrating their birthday today. Melzer comes from the Federer vintage, in 1981. Djokovic's closest contempt is Andy Murray, who also turned 32 exactly one week ago.
Djokovic and Melzer favorites in Paris
The semi-finals of the French Open are also a goal of Djokovic and Melzer in 2019, both would also like to go one step further. Or two. Melzer in association with Nicolas Mahut, who celebrated a home win with Pierre-Hugues Herbert at Stade Roland Garros last year. Novak Djokovic, of course, all alone. The results in Madrid and Rome automatically elevate the Belgrade man to favorite number 1a in the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. Or 1b, depending on how one evaluates Sunday's final result against Rafael Nadal.
This week, however, the game will be suspended for today's two anniversaries. In addition to their passion for tennis, they also share that for the family. Novak Djokovic leads the way with 2-1 sons. Jürgen Melzer can be trusted to catch up on this gap. Like in 2010 in Paris.