Novak Djokovic’s wait for a first title in 2022 continues.

This was after he was beaten 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 0-6 by Andrey Rublev in the final of his home ATP tournament in Belgrade on Sunday.

Serbian world number one Djokovic has played relatively little this season.

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This is due to his refusal to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, preventing his participation in various competitions.

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His run to a first final of the season would have boosted his hopes of a strong French Open in four weeks time though.

But he was eventually well beaten by Russia’s Rublev over two hours 26 minutes.(dpa/NAN)