Djokovic stacks up deeply:
“Haven’t played well at all this year”
After his overall disappointing dress rehearsal in Geneva, tennis star Novak Djokovic has dampened expectations for the French Open starting on Sunday. "Of course I'm worried. I haven't played well at all this year," said the Serbian world number one: "I don't see myself as the favorite." He will take it match by match and then see how far he can get, he said, lowering his expectations.
In the first round, the 24-time Grand Slam tournament winner will face Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert. At the tournament in Geneva, Djokovic (37) lost 4:6, 6:0, 1:6 to the Czech outsider Tomas Machac in the semi-final on Thursday after an inconsistent course of play and also had to take a medical time-out. "I had a terrible feeling about my stomach and my health," Djokovic revealed.
At least a semi-final
Last year's French Open winner has not yet won a single tournament this year. As he has 2,000 points to defend due to his triumph in Paris in 2023, he must reach at least the semi-finals at Stade Roland Garros to have a chance of successfully defending his lead in the world rankings. Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner from Italy has a great chance of replacing Djokovic as number 1 after the end of the tournament.
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