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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, now world No. 1 and No. 2, will meet in the Rogers Cup final
MONTREAL – France's Jérémy Chardy hadn't taken so much as a set off world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in nine previous tries.
So he tried. He went for it. But in the end, the outcome was the same as Djokovic, hampered by a right arm injury that looks like classic tennis elbow but which he has managed throughout the week, reached the Rogers Cup final after a 6-4, 6-4 victory.
He will face Andy Murray, who had been expected to meet his match in No. 4 seed Kei Nishikori of Japan – especially given how easily Nishikori had defeated Rafael Nadal the previous day.
But once again, Nishikori's body let him down. And he left the court to the sound of boos after losing 6-3, 6-0.
Nishikori's issues, a limp visible pretty much only once the match was done, were not evident to the Montreal crowd. They thought he was tanking, not trying. And that's probably what it looked like. But the signs of his physical distress were evident halfway through the first set, subtle but present.
"Yeah, I mean, definitely wasn't good day for my body. But, I mean, I had a little matches before coming here, so it wasn't easy to play today," Nishikori said. "I think it's more tired. Everything was sore these couple days. Today got little bit worse so I couldn't really move 100 per cent today. "
With the victory, Murray moves up to No. 2 in the world, dropping Roger Federer down a spot.
"It's nice to get back there. I did it the first time here. I can't remember the exact year, but it was a number of years ago. Especially after everything I went through last year with the surgery and dropping out of the top 10, a lot of questions being asked about how my game was physically and stuff. It's good to get back close to the top. I'll keep working hard and try to get that one spot higher," he said.
That year was 2009; Murray defeated Juan Martin del Potro 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3) 6-1 to win the Rogers Cup in Montreal and move to the career best he's been working to get back to ever since.
Djokovic has also had major moments in Montreal. Back in 2007, he defeated No. 3 Andy Roddick, No. 2 Rafael Nadal and No. 1 Federer back-to-back-to-back to win the Rogers Cup and, he said this week, prove to himself that he truly belonged with the big guys. A few months later, he won his first major title at the 2008 Australian Open.
Against Chardy, Djokovic showed few signs of the long day on Friday, when rain delays pushed back the schedule. As it was, Djokovic had tough matches in singles and doubles. The trainer came out to look at his elbow, but he got through without incident.
"I played better than I did (Friday). But still I need to get at least a level or two higher tomorrow in order to win the title. I know that," said Djokovic, who was annoyed at one point by what he thought was the smell of marijuana wafting down courtside.
"Yesterday in the doubles match, today again. Somebody's really enjoying his life around the tennis court," he said. "I think it stopped after a while. Whoever it was, I think he spent all his ash, and he was probably on the seventh sky somewhere.
"I felt I was playing better as I was inhaling," he said, laughing.
Djokovic kept his commitment to the doubles with lifelong friend Janko Tipsarevic, even after Friday's late night and the prospect of the singles final on Sunday.
They lost to Canadian Daniel Nestor and his new partner, Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, 3-6, 6-1, [10-4].
Nestor and Roger-Vasselin, also signed on to play together next week in Cincinnati and also at the US Open, will play the world No. 1 Bryan brothers in Sunday's final.
It's Nestor's first appearance in a Masters 1000 doubles final since he and then-partner Nenad Zimonjic went on a tear through the clay-court season in 2014, winning in Madrid and Rome back-to-back.
"Well, he continues to annoy me. I never won against him in doubles. He's keeping that clean sheet against me. He's an example of somebody that has so much passion for the sport, can be a real role model for many young tennis players coming on the tour," Djokovic said.
