French Open 2023: Aggressive Novak Djokovic playing tennis 'on his terms' at Roland-Garros says Tim Henman

Aggressive Novak Djokovic showed he wants to play “on his terms” at the French Open, says Eurosport analyst Tim Henman, while Alex Corretja believes the Serbian is returning to top form after his first-round win over Aleksandar Kovacevic. Djokovic cruised through his Roland-Garros opener with a 6-3 6-2 7-6(1) victory over the unseeded American and he will face Marton Fucsovics next in Paris. Ad Talking in The Cube as part of Eurosport’s exclusive French Open coverage, Barbara Schett pointed out an increased aggression in the Serbian’s game that saw him lose just seven points on serve in the first two sets combined.

Roland-GarrosDjokovic celebration gets mixed reaction — 'Not sure what the boos are about'2 HOURS AGO “We talked about Djokovic at the Australian Open and thought ok, he’s playing so aggressive, that’s probably because of his hamstring injury,” said Schett. “But when I watched him here today, I was thinking this is clearly his game plan, he’s taking it to a different level with his aggression out there”. Schett asked former British No.

1 Henman if he thinks this style points to what lies ahead for the third seed. “I think it’s another example of when he’s playing tennis on his terms. In Australia he had to keep the rallies short because he didn’t want to do so much running,” Henman said.

“But when you see him in this type of form, [he is] timing the ball so well and so accurate from the back of the court. On his serve he’s just so consistent. “It’s only one match and Djokovic is one of the greatest champions in the history of our sport, but I just think it’s a very solid start.