Davis Cup: frustration and tears at losers Serbia
The Serbian team around top star Novak Djokovic was down after the quarter-final defeat against Russia crushed. In the doubles it was bumped and team captain Nenad Zimonjic cried after the match.
by Robert M. Frank
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Nov 22, 2019, 09:26 pm
The Serbian side had planned a lot for the Davis Cup final tournament in Madrid. After the first and for the time being last title of 2010, the first tournament in the new format for the Djokovic team, Viktor Troicki, Dusan Lajovic, Filip Krajinovic and Janko Tipsarevic should culminate in an intensive and long preparation this year in the Spanish capital give.
But nothing came of this dream. Instead of an acclaimed move into the semi-finals remained with the Serbs after the 1: 2 against Russia in the quarterfinals only frustration and grief over the gossamer defeat left. Team captain Nenad Zimonjic shook his voice several times at the closing press conference. The 69 times as a player for Serbia in the Davis Cup active ex-world number one in the doubles came the tears. "This team is our golden generation," said Zimonjic. While the present players briefly laid their hands in front of disappointment with disappointment, Djokovic cheered his captain with a pat. Zimonjic had a different appearance, especially for his protégé Tipsarevic, who had already announced his last games for the Serbian team in Madrid before the final tournament. The team captain had Djokovic short-term for the crucial double for Tipsarevic come on.
Serbia quarrels in doubles
The 43-year-old team captain and his players had shown themselves very emotionally in that decisive doubles match between Djokovic and Troicki against Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev. In the tight three-set defeat in the tie-break the Serbs quarreled in the meantime with decisions of the chair referee.