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Serbia Thrilled to Exorcise Davis Cup Demons at ATP Cup


Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki have played a lot of great doubles together over the years, going all the way back to their junior days, but Monday’s victory over France in Brisbane is one of the biggest in their minds.

The 3-6 6-7 10-3 victory also served as a tonic to remove the pain of a stinging loss suffered to Russia at last November’s Davis Cup.

On that fateful day, Troicki and Djokovic had three match points in the final-set tiebreak in Madrid before Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov claimed a wild 6-4 4-6 7-6(8) triumph. It was a heartbreaking moment for Serbia and one that weighed on them on Monday night in Brisbane.

“It was a deciding doubles against Russia team, match point, drama all over the place, and just it didn't end up so well for us,” Djokovic said of the loss that eliminated Serbia from the 2019 Davis Cup. “And that's left a little bit of a wound on both of us, that, in one moment, surfaced a little bit today. But we just, as I said, managed to support each other and lift each other up in the right moments, come up with great shots, and I felt we played one of the best doubles we ever played, to be honest, together. So we beat a top team, Grand Slam champions, you know. It's a big win.”

The victory catapulted Serbia to the top of Group A and they will look forward to more big matches to come in the ATP Cup quarter-finals.

The Serbs are relishing the chance to play in front of a large contingent of Serbian fans in Australia.

“We really feel not just like playing at home, even better than that,” Troicki said. “They're really fantastic, they're treating us unbelievable, and it was a great experience to play tonight in front of them. I also hope that it's going to be the same in Sydney, even better, probably, because there's even more Serbian people there.”

The turnout was extra special given that Serbia’s victory over France came on Serbia’s Christmas.

“It was phenomenal. Serbian people, I mean, I didn't expect, to be honest, so many of them staying all the way through and basically being on a Christmas Day with us post-midnight, which is amazing,” Djokovic said. “We want to thank them. And for me it was a great day in the office, singles and doubles.”

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