Novak Djokovic, sad announcement

Novak Djokoviceliminated on Saturday in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament by Madrid by Matteo Arnaldi (6-3, 6-4), admitted that the match against the Italian was probably the last of his career in the capital of Spain.

« Maybe it was (my last match here), I don’t know if I will play in Madrid. Sure, I’ll come here, but maybe not as a player, I don’t know what to say now, » said Djokovic.

« Obviously, after you lose a match you do not feel good, but it happened a few times this year to lose right from the beginning, unfortunately. This is certainly not the level I want to evolve, » said the Serb, currently on the 5th place, who had not played in Madrid in 2022.

The former world number 1 acknowledged that he has to adapt to the current situation, which is not too comfortable: “It is a new reality for me, to try to win a match or two without thinking how far I will get in the tournament. It is a completely different feeling from what I have lived in over 20 years of professional tennis. Career, it had to happen one day. « 

Djokovic has not won any title in the Masters ATP tournaments of November 2023.