Novak Djokovic feels overwhelmed as he play before his home crowd again
World number one Novak Djokovic was brought to tears after he bowed out from his Adria Tour with triumph over German Alexander Zverev before home fans.
The 4-0 1 4-2 win sent individual Serb Filip Krajinovic into the last.
Djokovic's occasion - the principal world-class men's tennis since it was suspended by coronavirus - pulled in 4,000 fans.
"I am simply overpowered by feeling since this helps me to remember my adolescence," he said as the Belgrade swarm gave him overwhelming applause.
"It's been a passionate barely any days and I need to thank each and every individual who made this conceivable.
The significant thing after this match is that we have one of our own in the last. I love all of you and thank you for such a great amount for turning up."
Krajinovic later lost to Austrian world number three Dominic Thiem 4-3 2-4 4-2 in the last.
Djokovic, 33, set up the competition to assist players with returning to coordinate wellness following half a month without rivalry.
Players were part into two gatherings of eight and played each other in a cooperative arrangement, with the two gathering pioneers contending in the last game later on Sunday.
Players required four matches to dominate a set, with a tie-break at 3-3, and matches were best of three sets.
The following leg happens in Zadar, Croatia, from 20 June however the competition's third leg, booked for Montenegro, has been dropped because Serbian residents are prohibited from entering the nation during the coronavirus pandemic.
The last occasion is in Bosnia-Herzegovina in July.
A few top 10 players are likewise contending in the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, an occasion made by Serena Williams' mentor Patrick Mouratoglou in Nice, France.
Matches are being held without onlookers.
Italian world number eight Matteo Berrettini vanquished Dustin Brown, Spain's Feliciano Lopez beat France's Lucas Pouille, with Belgian world number 10 David Goffin losing to Richard Gasquet.
The customary ATP Tour is suspended until at any rate 31 July.
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