Now at the French Open
Bitter! Djokovic blunders in the semi-finals in Geneva
Novak Djokovic lost his dress rehearsal for the French Open against the Czech Tomas Machac.
The tennis world number one and Grand Slam record winner lost 4:6, 6:0, 1:6 to the 23-year-old in the semi-finals of the ATP clay court tournament in Geneva on Friday. For the first time since 2018, Djokovic will travel to the Major in Paris without winning a tournament this year. And for the first time in 14 years, he lost three semi-final matches in a row.
Off to Paris
Only Djokovic himself knows how satisfied he will be at Roland Garros. The 37-year-old showed different faces against Machac. In the first set, he took a 4:1 lead before conceding the set 4:6. Djokovic gave the world number 44 no chance in the second, before the Serb's resistance was no longer huge in the third.
It is also conceivable that Djokovic considered his task in Geneva to be over with three singles matches and now wants to prepare for the Major in Paris like all his rivals. Although the three-time French Open winner has not won a tournament since mid-November, when he won the Masters against Jannik Sinner in Turin, he is one of the favorites as defending champion.
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