Novak Djokovic has again been denied his first title this year. The world No 1 was beaten 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 0-6 by Andrey Rublev in the final of his home ATP tournament in Belgrade on Sunday. Serbian Djokovic has played relatively little this season. This is due to his refusal to be vaccinated against the Coronavirus, preventing his participation in …

Novak Djokovic was beaten by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Tuesday as the world tennis No 1’s return to the ATP Tour fell flat at the Monte Carlo Masters. Playing for the first time since February, after skipping the US hard-court swing due to being without a coronavirus vaccination, Djokovic was beaten in just under three hours. The Serbian lost 6-3 …