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Goran Ivanisevic insists Novak Djokovic will be ready to defend his Roland Garros title despite looking way off peak form during an early exit at the Monte-Carlo Masters. The 20-time Grand Slam champion was featuring in just his second tournament of the season and his lack of match action was evident as he suffered a surprise second-round loss to the world No. 46 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Djokovic played just his fourth match of the year when he lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and looked well short of both fitness and sharpness throughout.
The turbulent past 19 months have taken its toll on Novak Djokovic and he needs to “digest and recover” from everything, says former world No 1 Justine Henin.
Novak Djokovic said he felt drained of energy towards the end of his loss to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday, admitting that the defeat was almost inevitable going into the final set. Playing in his fourth match of the season after he was denied a chance to defend his Australian Open title in January due to being unvaccinated against COVID-19, Djokovic was broken nine times and made 51 unforced errors in a 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 defeat by the Spaniard. "I'm disappointed.
Novak Djokovic could be struggling to process all the emotional ups and down of the last few years, believes ex-world number one Justine Henin. After missing out on the recent 'sunshine swing' due to his unvaccinated status preventing his entry into the USA, Djokovic returned to action at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday.
Carlos Alcaraz became the latest fancied player to exit the Monte Carlo Masters tournament after he was beaten 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 by American Sebastian Korda in their second round clash on Wednesday. Alcaraz had arrived on the back of winning the prestigious Miami Masters title but the 18-year-old Spaniard ranked 11 in the world was outgunned by Korda in a thrilling clay court battle lasting just over three hours.
Novak Djokovic’s return to the ATP did not go according to play on Tuesday, as he lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Monte Carlo Masters.
Tennis star Novak Djokovic looked in a good mood as he enjoyed a game of keep-uppies while hanging out with Paris Saint-Germain stars Neymar Jr and Marco Verratti in Monte Carlo on Tuesday. Before his opening game at the Monte Carlo Masters tournament, Djokovic met Neymar and Verratti and indulged with them in a light game which he eventually seemed to have lost. The crowd in Monte Carlo looked visibly awed and were hooked by the presence of the tennis great and both football stars.