Serbian tennis ace and 16-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic has criticized the Canadian males’s tennis workforce for handing the USA a doubles walkover within the Davis Cup group stage.
The Canadian squad took claimed two wins towards their American rivals, guaranteeing their participation within the playoffs.
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However they then pulled out of their doubles match – which might haven’t affected their group standings – gifting a 6-Zero, 6-Zero win to the USA.
The transfer was broadly condemned by followers and a few stars, together with Djokovic, as in line with Davis Cup guidelines the 2 greatest second-placed groups from the six teams will nonetheless advance to the quarterfinals, with units and video games received being taken into consideration.
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“I personally don’t love that. I imply, that should not be allowed, to be trustworthy. I perceive that Canada is thru already, they received each of their ties,” Djokovic stated.
“Perhaps a few of the gamers like Felix, I feel he is injured, they usually wished to relaxation their gamers for the quarterfinals and onwards. However I simply really feel it isn’t honest that the USA will get 6-Zero 6-Zero as a result of they’re going truly head-to-head now towards Italy,” he added.
The newly-established Davis Cup format divides 18 groups into six teams, with the group winners and two best-placed runners-up qualifying for the quarterfinals.
