Novak Djokovic, nag-withdraw sa French Open

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00:00 In tennis, Serbian star Novak Djokovic has formally announced that he will not play in the 2024 French Open.

00:08 This is what Bernadette Inoy reported.

00:10 The tennis icon Novak Djokovic will not advance in the French Open.

00:18 After confirming that he withdrew from the tournament due to an injury.

00:23 In a social media post by Roland Garros Defending Champion, he stated that his decision was very saddening.

00:30 Despite this, Novak asked his fans to continue supporting him.

00:36 And because the Serbian star will not advance in the French Open,

00:39 the promotion of the World No. 2 Yannick Sinner in the Association of Tennis Professionals in the ATB rankings is guaranteed.

00:47 This is where Yannick will make history as the first World No. 1 Italian player to beat Grigore Dimitrov in the quarterfinals,

00:56 which ended with a score of 6-2, 6-4 and 7-6.

00:59 I'm very happy about this achievement. It's a lot of work we put in daily.

01:06 It's a daily routine and I'm obviously happy to have this number.

01:13 In two days, there is a very important match for me, the semi-finals.

01:18 So I'm focused about that at the moment.

01:21 On Friday, the semifinal match of the 22-year-old athlete and top 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz will be held in Paris, France.

01:30 Bernadette Pinoy for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.