Djokovic vs Lajovic Highlights: Dusan Lajovic clinched his career’s biggest victory at the Srpska Open 2023 on Friday, 21st April 2023. The 32-year old defeated senior compatriot and World No.1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6 in the quarterfinal. Lajovic saved three set points in the tie-breaker and made a terrific comeback to clinch an upset victory. Follow Srpska Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Djokovic vs Lajovic Highlights: Dusan Lajovic stuns Novak Djokovic, defeats World No.1 in straight sets in quarterfinal at Srpska Open 2023 – Watch Highlights
A story to tell for a lifetime 🙌
The moment @Dutzee defeated World No.1 Novak Djokovic in Banja Luka. #SrpskaOpen pic.twitter.com/7F13gC5jHk
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 21, 2023
The victory is Dusan Lajovic’s first against Novak Djokovic. Despite winning just four games across their previous two meetings, the 32-year-old Lajovic earned a 6-4, 7-6(6) victory and fended off 15 of 16 break points faced to advance.
“I’m overwhelmed, it is the biggest win of my career,” Lajovic said in his on-court interview. “The emotions are very mixed because I’m playing here in front of the home town and I’m also playing against Nole who is a good friend and he’s a hero of our country. Beating him, it’s something that I didn’t even think is going to be possible, but it happened.”
Lajovic will next meet Miomir Kecmanovic or Jiri Lehecka in the last four Saturday. He earned his third career victory against a Top-5 player. Djokovic suffered his third loss this season and first to a fellow Serbian since Janko Tipsarevic upset him at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Madrid in May 2012. The 93-time tour-level titlist will next be in action at the Mutua Madrid Open, which runs from 26 April – 7 May.
Djokovic vs Lajovic Highlights: Dusan Lajovic stuns Novak Djokovic, defeats World No.1 in straight sets in quarterfinal at Srpska Open 2023 – Watch Highlights
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