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Friday, Jun 20, 2025
In a stunning move Djokovic stepped down as head of the ATP player council last month along with members Vasek Pospisil, John Isner and Sam Querrey and announced the formation of the Professional Tennis Players Association.
It is no secret that Djokovic is the least favoured among the 'Big Three' by the fans and this act alone should not undervalue his greatness.
Rublev, 23, had previously won tournaments in Doha, Adelaide, Hamburg and St Petersburg and improved to a Tour-leading 39 wins in 2020 -- tied with world No. 1 Djokovic.
The top seed was handed an opening night fright by his good friend Feliciano Lopez, but rallied to beat his fellow Spaniard 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 .
The unseeded Indian, celebrating his 26th birthday, lost the summit clash 4-6, 4-6 to his seventh seed Sebastian Korda, in one hour and 23 minutes.
The third seed, who also defeated Zverev in the Shanghai final last year, clinched his first title of the year.
The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, starts in Melbourne on Monday.
World number 11 David Goffin was another loser, along with Italy's Fabio Fognini, ranked one place below him.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic kickstarted their build-up to the Australian Open with straight-sets wins at the ATP Cup Saturday, but world number four Dominic Thiem slumped to defeat.
Shapovalov, 20, needed just 70 minutes to brush aside world No. 7 Zverev, who lost his third straight singles before the year's first Grand Slam starting in Melbourne on January 20.
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