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Djokovic looks to bounce back from Aussie Open |
| Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:12 PM GMT+5 |
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ROTTERDAM -- Novak Djokovic will strive to show that his recent case of indigestion at the Australian Open was just a case of bad luck, with the Serb world number two returning to action as top seed at the Rotterdam Open starting here on Monday (today).
Djokovic, who moved up to second in the world behind Roger Federer after the Australian Open, had to quit with stomach problems in a quarter-final loss to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Djokovic last played at the Ahoy stadium in this Dutch port city in 2007, reaching the semi-finals at the ATP 500 series event with a loss to Mikhail Youzhny, the eventual champion. He opens in the first round against Ukrainian Sergei Stakhovsky.
Djokovic takes top seeding after the injury withdrawal of Rafael Nadal. Australian Open surprise Nikolay Davydenko returns to Rotterdam for the seventh consecutive year, with semifinals in 2006 and 2007 as his best efforts.
Russian turned into the comedy hit of the Open as his formerly quiet personality sudden took on new life in a series of entertaining media conferences.
The workaholic of the courts comes back to Rotterdam with recent success including the title at the year-end championships in London in November and victory in Doha in January.
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Region : ROTTERDAM , Netherlands | Source : The News |
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