Novak Djokovic has faced challenges recently, including a difficult start to the 2024 season with a loss in the Australian Open semi-finals to Jannik Sinner, being knocked out early in Indian Wells, and a defeat to Alejandro Tabilo in the Italian Open after being accidentally hit on the head by a water bottle.
His loss in the Geneva Open semifinals to Tomas Machac, a match where he struggled with illness, adds to his concerns as he prepares to defend his French Open title without a tournament win this season. Despite these setbacks, Djokovic remains a formidable competitor and will undoubtedly aim to overcome these challenges as he heads into the French Open.
After losing in Geneva he commented: “Of course I’m worried. I haven’t played well at all this year, apart from a few matches here and there. Things are what they are. I don’t see myself as a favorite in Paris.
I will try to take the matches one after the other. I didn’t have a great night, and today was tough. I had horrible feelings during the first part of the match. I don’t want to take any credit away from Tomas (Machac), who deserved his victory, but I don’t know what to think of this match. I prefer to forget it. I don’t know how I was able to win the second set either.
I was hoping to play more than one match when I came here, and I played three. But I wish I could feel better. It’s not nice to suffer like that on the court. It’s hard to concentrate on tennis when you have other things on your mind. I just hope to be ready and in good health for Roland-Garros.”
Novak Djokovic in 2024
WWWWLWWLWL Ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 24th of May when he was overcome by world no.44 Tomas Machac 6-4 0-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Geneva (draw).
Presently, during this year Novak achieved a composed 14-6 match record. Novak Djokovic’s most significant accomplishment of the current year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open, Monte Carlo and Geneva.
Novak Djokovic will come up against the world no.143 Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the 1st round. Their actual record is 1-0 for Djokovic.
Djokovic won 99 titles in his career: 53 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
