Viktor Troicki is a Serbian former professional tennis player.
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32 Facts About Victor Troicki
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In December 2020, Victor Troicki was appointed as captain of the Serbian team for the Davis Cup and ATP Cup.
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Victor Troicki started playing tennis in his hometown of Belgrade at the age of five and began to show early promise to local coaches.
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Victor Troicki then reached his first ATP final in Washington, DC at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
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At the US Open, Victor Troicki defeated Carsten Ball in the first round and Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round, before losing to Rafael Nadal.
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Victor Troicki then competed in the Thailand Open, losing to Jurgen Melzer in the second round, in the Japan Open, losing to Andy Roddick, and the Kremlin Cup, losing to Mischa Zverev, both in the quarterfinals.
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Victor Troicki ended the year losing in the first round of the St Petersburg and Paris Masters.
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Victor Troicki then lost in the first round to Stan Wawrinka in the Monte Carlo Masters, and in the Rome Masters to Juan Martin del Potro in the second round.
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Victor Troicki was seeded for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament in Wimbledon Championships, as 30th seed, beating Brian Dabul in straight sets in the first, and winning a five-setter against Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the second round.
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Victor Troicki then competed in the 2009 Davis Cup Play-offs, where he won both his matches against Uzbekistan.
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Victor Troicki was then upset by Karol Beck in the first round of the St Petersburg Open, marking his 10th first-round loss in 25 tournaments.
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Victor Troicki then competed in the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he lost to compatriot Novak Djokovic in the second round.
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Victor Troicki was part of Serbia's Davis Cup team that reached the final for the first time in their history in 2010.
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Victor Troicki was initially overlooked for the singles rubbers, but after compatriot Janko Tipsarevic was beaten by Gael Monfils in straight sets, Troicki was chosen to play the final singles rubber, as well as the doubles.
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Victor Troicki then played the Masters 1000 events, the BNP Paribas Open and the Sony Ericsson Open, falling to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round in both tournaments.
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At the French Open, Victor Troicki reached his first Grand Slam fourth round with wins over Julian Reister, Tobias Kamke, and Alexandr Dolgopolov.
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On 25 July 2013, Victor Troicki was banned from playing tennis for 18 months, for failing to provide a blood sample at the Monte-Carlo Masters event.
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Victor Troicki defeated 8th seed Dominic Thiem and Andrey Golubev en route to the quarterfinals, where he lost to fourth seeded Fernando Verdasco.
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Victor Troicki returned to the ATP World Tour at the Shenzhen Open in China, coming through three rounds of qualifying and defeating world No 5, David Ferrer, on his way to the quarterfinals, where he ultimately lost to Santiago Giraldo.
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Victor Troicki received a wildcard into the China Open in Beijing, and defeated Mikhail Youzhny in his opening match before losing to world No 6, Tomas Berdych.
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Victor Troicki lost in the second round of qualifying at the Shanghai Masters, however qualified for the main draw in Erste Bank Open, and ultimately made it to the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Andy Murray in straight sets.
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Victor Troicki lost in the second round of the Wimbledon Championships to Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
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Victor Troicki was fined for the protracted verbal abuse of umpire Damiano Torella following Torella's overrule of a line call that resulted in a match point for Ramos-Vinolas.
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Victor Troicki reached the third round at the Australian Open, losing to US Open champion Stan Wawrinka in four sets, narrowly missing a tiebreaker in the fourth to push for a fifth set.
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Victor Troicki suffered from a lower back injury during 2018 which limited his playing time.
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Victor Troicki reached the second round of Australian Open where he lost in 4 sets to the 14th seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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Victor Troicki announced that Wimbledon would be his last professional tournament before he retires.
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Victor Troicki was a solid all-court player, who has won more matches than he has lost on each surface.
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