Fantasia! Jiri Vesely scored another very valuable scalp and now Djokovic awaits him

Jiří Veselý seems to be getting back to his ideal form. At the tournament in Doha, which belongs to the ATP Tour 500 category, he defeated both Marin Cilic and Roberto Bautista-Agut. In the quarter-finals he will face Novak Djokovic.

At the very beginning of 2022, it looked like the 28-year-old native of Pribram would continue his unconvincing performances. At the tournaments in Adelaide and Sydney, Jiří Veselý did not make it past the first round.

This was also repeated at the Australian Open, although his opponent was Stefan Kozlov. The American tennis player did not give Veselý the slightest chance and won after sets 7::5, 6::3 and 6::4.

That is why he also lost the Czech number one position, where he was replaced by the talented Jiri Lehecka. Jiri Vesely dropped to 123rd place in the ATP rankings. Now, however, it seems that there could be a better tomorrow again.

The two-time Wimbledon eight-finalist is in great form in Dubai. First, he had to go through the qualification, where he took on both Habib and Popryrin in three sets. In the main part of the tournament, he is showing even better performances.

In the first round he found a recipe for Marin Cilic, whom he beat after sets 6::4 and 7::6. In the second round he played Robert Bautista-Agut. Although the Spanish player won the Doha event, he managed to play only six games against the Czech player.

On Thursday, Jiri Vesely will play Novak Djokovic, the world number one. If he manages to win their second meeting, he would return to the top 100 of the ATP rankings.

Source: Livesport