Novak Djokovic could be suffering from being on an 'emotional rollercoaster', believes Justine Henin

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.

Ad/> However he slumped to a three-set defeat to Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, with the Serb admitting after the match that he felt unable to cope physically. ATP Monte Carlo'Mission impossible' — Djokovic ran out of gas in loss to Davidovich21 HOURS AGO However Henin feels the 34-year-old may also be experiencing a psychological hangover from all the stressful scenarios that have hit him since 2020.

«We can't under-estimate the emotional roller-coaster he [Djokovic] has been on,» Henin told Eurosport France's 'DiP Impact' podcast following the world number one's defeat in the principality. «Not just the Australian Open and not just all the effort he made to try and win his 21st Grand Slam at the 2021 US Open either [and which would've seen him hold all four majors].

‘We don’t know’ — Nadal to miss Barcelona Open, no fixed return date Raducanu 'very motivated' for 'challenge' of first clay season on WTA Tour Exclusive: 'It has to stop' — Ruud calls for an end to 'reckless behaviour' on ATP Tour »But you can also go back to the US Open in 2020 when he was disqualified. From there, he then had the tough [final] defeat [to Rafa Nadal] at Roland Garros [in the same year].

«Then he had the abdominal injury and his somewhat miraculous win at the Australian Open in 2021. /> »I'm not saying all this is going to have an impact on the rest of his career, but he's got to digest and recover from all of