This Sunday a new edition of Roland Garros in Paris, where some of the racket stars have been training for days. It is not the case of Novak Djokovic, who this year has chosen to play a tournament the days before.
The lack of rhythm that he shows after his discreet performances on the clay court tour, where he lost in the semi-finals of Monte Carlo and in the third round of Rome, has led him to register for the Geneva tournament, a controversial decision since it will mean extra wear and tear at a time in his career in which he is increasingly dosing his participation on the circuit.
It will be the second time he plays the week before Roland Garros. In 2021 he competed in the Belgrade tournament and the invention went well, since after winning the title at home he arrived in Paris in top shape. to also win the crown on the Parisian clay.
In Geneva he would play a maximum of four games. It will begin this Wednesday (6 p.m.), directly in the round of 16, against the German Yannick Hanfmannwhich culminated yesterday with its victory against Andy Murray 7-5, 6-2 in a match that had to be postponed on Monday due to rain.
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It will be the first duel between the world number 1 and the veteran German player that, at 32 years old, this season he has not just rediscovered his best tennis. He has only ten victories since January and his best result of the year is the quarterfinals in Córdoba, back in February.
Entity rivals
Despite being a 250 category tournament, three other top 15 players meet this week in Geneva, Casper Ruud (7), Taylor Fritz (12) y Ben Shelton (15).
Fritz is the most important rival in his half of the draw and they would meet on Friday in a hypothetical semifinal, while there could be a repeat of the last Roland Garros final, since Ruud, current Godó champion, is at the bottom of the draw as second seed.
2024-05-22 07:28:09
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