In a video posted on his page InstagramPatrick Mouratoglou returned to the disappointing performance of Novak Djokovic on clay before his package for the Masters 1000 in Rome (May 7 to 18). The French coach wonders a few weeks before Roland – Garros (May 25 to June 8).
“I was very surprised to see Novak Djokovic play like that in Monte -Carlo and then in Madrid. For a guy like him, if he does not want to play, if he does not have the motivation, I do not think he should play because he did not even seem to try to win. The question is why he played at this time. I don’t understand. It is a question of motivation. I have been saying it for a long time. After his big season (2023) and last season which was far from his level, except for the Olympic Games, it was obvious that he needed a goal to concentrate and motivate himself. The real question is whether he will be able to play matches and prepare for an event as important as a great home. Nothing replaces the matches, of course, he doesn’t need to play much. But he has to play some of them that he will win with the right state of mind, and think that he will go in a big slam and that everything will suddenly engage, it is a sacred bet. I ask myself questions. »»
Posted on Tuesday May 6, 2025 at 08:52
