DONALD YOUNG - Who is the first Novak`s oponnent in Melbourne? #AOtennis
Tennis began to play when he was three years old, and during his entire career, his father, Donald Senior is his coach, with his wife Ilona, also a professional tennis coach, has a tennis center in the suburbs of Atlanta.
His favorite surface is hard, and he is great with volleys. He most likes to perform at the US Open and ATP Tournament in Washington. He finished seven seasons among the top 100 players in the world, where he first came in 2007 and has been a constant since 2013.
His career high was five years ago when, after the Australian Open 2012, he reached the 38th position on the ATP list, but immediately after that he had an inglorious series of 17 consecutive defeats, he did not win by August.
The guy from Chicago has no title in his professional career, and his overall performance in the games is 121 wins and 171 defeats.
This left-handed American (two-handed backhand) earned little less than $4 million in tournaments during his career, and the biggest successes at the Grand Slam tournaments are two placements to the fourth round of the US Open, 2011 and 2015.
On Australian Open once he managed to reach the third round, 2014. Last year only at Roland Garros, he did not pass the first round, but he remained on other tournaments in the second round.
He played the fourth round at the Masters in Indian Wells and Miami, while on the other he came only to the main draw in Rome, Rogers Cup and Sinsianti.
During 2017 he also had problems with knee injury, due to which he missed tournaments in Barcelona and Munich.
Although he does not have any notable career results, he managed to triple big surprises in the duel with the Top 10 players in the world. In 2011, he beat Andy Murray (then fifth at the ATP) in Indian Wells and Gael Monfils (9) in Bangkok, while in 2015 he surpassed Tomas Berdych (6) in Montreal.
In the current 2018, he started with defeat from Joao Souza in Oakland, following a 6:7,6:4, 6:2 overturn. The American was ineffective when the Portuguese put in the first service, and he also struggled with his ritern, so Souza had 14 breaks. He only coincided with the forehands that he sent to all parts of the field.
So far, Djokovic and Young had two mutual duels, both of them got a Serbian tennis player. They were the first to reach the US Open in 2006, when Novak celebrated after turning 4:6, 6:3, 6:0 and 6:1.
The second time they met just last year in Eastbourne, and Djokovic, despite the weak form, celebrated 6:2,7:6(9) in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
The third meeting awaits them in the night between Sunday and Monday.
Novak Djokovic's media coverage at the Australian Open
"I'm not 100% healthy yet, but on the level I can compete, it's getting better every day, I hope it will be 100% until the start of the tournament, I do not know how to behave during the tournament, even if 100% healthy, after six months without matches, you never know how to react. I can not do much, I did everything in my power to be able to perform here, " Djokovic said.
The problem with the elbow has most affected his service.
"Yes, it was most painful when I served, only then, the service was the most important blow for me, so I had to make adjustments." "The movements during the service are not completely different than before, but also the slightest change in the true mental difference. to get used to these changes, I understand what is good, and what not for me, " said the Serbian tennis player.
"For the time being, I've been working very well, I've been training a lot, but I really could only try on the Kujong tournament." I am satisfied with the new service movement, I do not want to say a new service, but a new movement, some corrections, improvements in technique that allow me more efficient service, but also to reduce pressure on the elbow, "added Djokovic.
However, Djokovic did not hide the pleasure of returning to the field at the first media press to Australian Open.
Good luck, Novak!
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