Under the Grand Slam rules, a ‘lucky loser’ (player eliminated in previous phases) will occupy the position of the No. 1 seed; Caruso is the 150 of the ATP.
The Australian Tennis Federation (Tennis Australia) affirmed this Sunday that it “respects” the court decision to expel Novak Djokovic from the country, specifying that the top seed will be replaced in the Australian Open draw by a lucky loser.
On the Djokovic case, the Tennis Australia statement simply states that “Tennis Australia respects the decision of the Federal Court.”
“According to the rules of the Grand Slam a lucky loser (player eliminated in qualifying) will take the No.1 seed slot″, adds the text of the instance.
It is the case of Italian Salvatore Caruso (150th) who will be in charge of covering Djokovic’s position in the main draw and will face the number one compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic (78th) in the first round.
The Djokovic’s deportation of the oceanic country, confirmed by the Federal Court after dismissing the last appeal of the tennis player on the new cancellation of his visa, severely destabilized a painting which will have the upper half of the upper part led by the transalpine Matteo Berrettini (7th) as the best classified; while in his other half there will be players like the German Alexander Zverev (3rd) or the Spanish Rafael Nadal (6th).
This could lead to decaffeinated quarterfinals in its upper segment and others quarterfinals with aroma of final in its lower part.
On the other side of the frame, some hypothetical quarterfinals They would be the ones that would face the Russians Daniil Medvedev (2nd) and Andrey Rublev (5th), as well as the one between the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (4th) and the Norwegian Casper Ruud (8th). (D)
Paul is a talented author and journalist with a passion for entertainment and general news. He currently works as a writer at the 247 News Agency, where he has established herself as a respected voice in the industry.
