Fired-up Djokovic makes perfect start, Nadal pulls out with sore back Djokovic showed no signs of being hindered by a nasty blister on his racquet hand that troubled him at an Adelaide exhibition last week and returned 30 minutes later alongside Filip Frajinovic to play the decisive doubles rubber. FILE: Serbia s Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Sweden s Mikael Ymer during their men s singles first round tennis match at the Philippe Chatrier court on Day 3 of The Roland Garros 2020 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on 29 September 2020. Picture: AFP
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MELBOURNE, Australia - Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic got his season off to a perfect start with a battling win over Denis Shapovalov in the ATP Cup Tuesday, but Rafael Nadal pulled out injured and world number three Dominic Thiem crashed to defeat.
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Tennis: Nadal sidelined, team Djokovic wins to open ATP Cup defense
February 2, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Serbia s Novak Djokovic celebrates after defeating Canada s Denis Shapovalov in their ATP Cup match in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Rafael Nadal didn t make it for Spain s ATP Cup opener because of a sore back, deciding it wasn t worth the risk a week ahead of the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic did double-time for defending champion Serbia, meanwhile, winning singles and doubles matches Tuesday to ensure a 2-1 comeback win over Canada. The top two players in men s tennis took different approaches to their fine-tuning at the start of a hectic week of preparation for the season s first major.