'He's like a Formula 1 car': Stefanos Tsitsipas hails 'close to perfection' Novak Djokovic before French Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas has lauded Novak Djokovic after he lost out to the world No. 1 in the final of the Italian Open in Rome on Sunday. Djokovic ramped up his preparations for the French Open with an impressive 6-0 7-6(5) win over the Greek at the Stadio del tennis di Roma.

Ad/> The Serb clinched his first title in over six months as he claimed the 38th Masters 1000 title of his career with his 1001st match win. Roland-Garros'It's a tricky situation' — Medvedev opens up on Wimbledon ban for Russian players3 HOURS AGO For Tsitsipas, it was a repeat of his defeat to the 34-year-old in last year's final at Roland-Garros — and his fifth successive loss on clay to Djokovic while appearing in his first Rome final. «He has everything tuned in close to perfection,» Tsitsipas said after the final when talking about Djokovic.

«When it comes to his diet or his everyday life, his tennis, he has everything scheduled out really well. »He's like a Formula 1 car: every single small detail can disrupt his rhythm. He makes sure every single thing that he does is reaching as close to perfection as possible.

«In terms of talking about tennis legends and breaking records, when it comes to all these things, I personally think he's one of the most professional and the best of them all.» /> Asked who he regards as the favourites for Roland-Garros, Tsitsipas was torn between Djokovic and the rising star of men's tennis who has shone so far this season, Carlos Alcaraz. «Right now, Carlos Alcaraz or Novak Djokovic. They both play great, great tennis.

I would put them as favourites,” Tsitsipas said. »Right now, I need to improve a few things in my game. I don't know if I'm going to get there, but I hope I do with my hard work by the time Roland