Novak Djokovic was hoping for a much better start to 2022. The Serbian champion was unable to defend the title at the Australian Open due to the well-known events, as well as having suffered serious damage to his image. After a soap opera that lasted almost two weeks, the 34-year-old from Belgrade had to leave Australia amid a thousand controversies.As if that weren’t enough, Nole watched helplessly as his eternal rival Rafael Nadal triumphed at Melbourne Park. The Spaniard has thus overtaken Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the all-time Grand Slam standings. ‘Djoker’ made his season debut in Dubai but failed to make it past the quarter-finals.His premature departure from the United Arab Emirates cost him the first place in the ATP ranking in favor …