World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has been dealing with a lot lately. The past couple of weeks have been taxing for the 2o-time Grand Slam champion. He has been through a fair amount of obstacles off the court. 

Due to these complications faced by Djokovic, he has received support from American tennis player John Isner. The big man felt that Djokovic has always been a great individual in dealing with complexities. 

Novak Djokovic wishes the focus to be on tennis 

With the latest judgment going against the 9-time Australian Open champion, he obviously felt disappointed but at the same time was glad that the focus can go back on tennis again.

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The 36-year-old Isner spoke on this topic and stated, “Nole always has and always will be class. He’s an absolute legend in my book that has brought so much good to millions around the world…”

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At the moment, Djokovic has left Australia. Due to this, he will not be able to defend his title and go for a record 10th title down under. However, this gives the opportunity for other players to relish the chance of winning a Grand Slam title. 

With the absence of Novak and Roger, this is the first time that a Grand Slam event will be held with just one member from the big three. 

Coming to tennis, Djokovic did not play any warm-up event towards the build-up of the Australian Open 2022. On the contrary, Isner was seen at the ATP Cup and managed to win just one match out his the three group stage matches he competed in. After that, he crashed out in the opening round of the ATP 250 event in Adelaide. 

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The Australian Open 2022 begins tomorrow. It will be interesting to see which players manage to create an impact during the two weeks of the first Grand Slam event of the season.