Andrey Rublev has warned that we will see a “completely different” Novak Djokovic at Roland-Garros. This week, Djokovic started his season on clay at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
After being granted a first-round bye, Djokovic struggled but still managed to beat qualifier Ivan Gakhov 7-6(5) 6-2 in his entry.
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Djokovic survived Gakhov’s challenge, but he wasn’t so lucky against Lorenzo Musetti in his next game. In the Round of 16 in Monte Carlo, Musetti knocked out Djokovic 4-6 7-5 6-4.
Rublev warns that Djokovic will be ready for Roland-Garros.
“When he goes to play the next Slams or Masters after the first on clay he will be a different man, because it’s difficult, we don’t have much time for the change between surfaces, everyone adapts differently .
But over time, with a few more weeks, I don’t know, in Rome or Madrid or Roland Garros, it will be a completely different Djokovic. At the same time, I’m not surprised, because sometimes things like this happen to Novak, like when I faced him last year in the final in Serbia, I won the game and I won 6-0 in the third, which is basically impossible to do anywhere else.
Sometimes it happens,” Rublev said, via Sportskeeda. Djokovic led by a set and had a 4-2 lead in the second set before Musetti pulled himself together in stunning fashion to beat the Serb..
After the match, Djokovic said he “wasn’t in the mood to talk”. He, however, praised Musetti for his fight and his comeback. “The feeling is terrible after playing like that, honestly, but congratulations to him.
He stayed solid in the important moments, and that’s it. That’s all I can say. Good luck to him,” Djokovic said. Next week Djokovic will participate in the Serbian Open in Banja Luka.
Last year, Djokovic finished second in the Serbia Open final against Andrey Rublev. It remains to be seen if Djokovic can bounce back at Banja Luka after a lackluster result in Monte Carlo.
2023-04-16 17:00:49
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