PARIS: World number one Novak Djokovic is hoping to get a few matches under his belt at this week’s Geneva Open ahead of his title defence at Roland Garros, after recovering from a freak injury he suffered this month.
Djokovic has struggled this season and has yet to win a tournament in 2024.
The 24-times Grand Slam champion’s preparations for the French Open have been far from ideal, beginning with a loss to Casper Ruud in the Monte Carlo semi-finals.
He then opted to skip the Madrid Open before losing in the third round of the Italian Open, two days after he was hit on the head by a fan’s water bottle while signing autographs.
The Serbian, who said he felt out of sorts during his 6-2 6-3 loss to Alejandro Tabilo, told reporters on Tuesday: “The head is good. All is well. I’ve trained for over a week and I’m feeling fine.
“I’ve dedicated quite a bit of time with my new fitness coach to build the endurance, to build physical strength and capabilities that I need in order to play a best-of-five Grand Slam on the physically most demanding surface, which is clay.”
