2023-05-17 21:32:50
World No.1 Novak Djokovic, defending champion, was eliminated 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 by young Dane Holger Rune, world No.7, in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters 1000 on Wednesday, at ten days of Roland-Garros (May 28-June 11). Is he still confident for Roland-Garros? “Oui», Says, laconic but smiling, the 35-year-old Serb. What does he still need in view of the Parisian Grand Slam?
«It was nothing, replies Djokovic. Well, just to train and prepare for the most important tournament of the season on clay. I know I can play better. I really want to work on the different aspects of my game, on the physical level, to arrive, I hope, at 100%, that’s the objective.»
“I still have my chance at a Grand Slam”
«I know I still have my chance in Grand Slams, best of five sets, against anyone, on any surface“, he explains with confidence. In the meantime, with Nadal, the absolute master of the place, who, if he comes to Paris, will do so without the slightest match on ocher in his legs in 2023, and Djokovic without a title and with little rhythm, we say to ourselves that the he 2023 edition of Roland-Garros promises to be the most open for twenty years.
What does Djokovic think? “It depends if Nadal plays or not, he smiles. But, with him, of course Alcaraz, Rune, these guys are among the main favorites for the title“, he believes.
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