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Novak Adrift

11:01 AM EDT on April 15, 2022

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By Giri Nathan

[vc_empty_space height="15px"]Once you’re done appreciating how convincingly Iga Swiatek claimed the No. 1 slot in the WTA, you might then turn to the analogous situation on the men’s tour, as queasy as Iga’s is satisfying. How often do you see a perfectly healthy world No. 1 who, by mid-April, has only this scribbled on the season résumé: a fired coach, two wins, and two losses? That’s where we are right now with Novak Djokovic, scarcely playing tennis, but firmly on top of it.