Lajovic on card games with Djokovic and Co. - "Chairs have flown"
Dusan Lajovic is also contesting the ATP Cup for Serbia this year. The veteran has only fond memories of last year's win under the leadership of Novak Djokovic .
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Jan 27, 2021, 05:09 pm
Lot number two at the ATP Cup this year is a more difficult one than it was in 2020 - unless, with all due respect for Michail Pervolarakis, you play against the Greeks. Dusan Lakovic, however, as he did at the premiere a year ago, had quite tough tasks: For him, in Group A, Jan-Lennard Struff and Milos Raonic are up against. Lajovic is number 26 in the world rankings only slightly ahead of Filip Krajinovic (31), so it is quite possible that Serbian captain Nenad Zimjonic will switch to the position behind Novak Djokovic.
In 2020 the number one in the world led his team to victory at the ATP Cup almost single-handedly, but Lajovic also had four points against South Africa (Lloyd Harris), Chile (Nicolas Jarry), Canada ( Félix Auger-Aliassime ) and Russia ( Karen Khachanov) ) contributed. And keep the entire event in good memory. “For me personally it was one of the best events I have ever been to,” Lajovic told ATPTour.com. “Winning the title was an incredible experience with a lot of emotions. There were so many people from Serbia there who supported us from day one in Brisbane to the final in Sydney. "
Worldwide support for the Serbian professionals
The team chemistry is great, after all, almost all the players in Belgrade live in the same area. The competitive spirit does not end on the tennis court, however. “I just want to say that we played Uno a lot during the ATP Cup last year,” Lajovic continued. "And it was as tense as on the court. The chairs flew, the cards flew from the balcony. It was really fun. I hope that we will see that again this year. "
The mentioned support from the Serbian fans will probably be a little less this year due to the circumstances, but basically even his Spanish coach Jose Perlas is always fascinated by how much support the players from Serbia get worldwide. He asked himself: "How can it be that wherever we go there are also Serbs?" A little riddle for Lajovic too. “I mean, in Argentina, in Australia, even if we go to Brazil - there are Serbian fans everywhere, as well as in Asia. And we are a pretty small country! "