A class gesture or a real analysis? “When you talk about Roland-Garros and Nadal is there, he is always the biggest favorite for me“, declared the world number one on the sidelines of the Geneva tournament, although the Spaniard with 14 titles at Porte d’Auteuil is still uncertain, due to the physical problems which have slowed him down all this season.
“Obviously it’s a little different with his level of play. But it’s Roland-Garros and it’s Nadal (…) and with the respect we owe him, it’s normal to place him as favorite“, added the Serb, who nevertheless believes that “this year it’s more open“.”Casper Ruud is surely one of the five players candidates for victory”, he continued, “we also have Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, all the players who won a major tournament this year on this surface. And afterwards, maybe me, if I feel good (…) At Roland-Garros, and at all the Grand Slams, I am a slightly different player.t”.
Djokovic, the man with 24 Grand Slam victories, just celebrated his 37th birthday on Wednesday. He has still not won a single tournament or even played in a final in 2024. He benefited from an invitation to the Geneva tournament to try to perfect his adjustments before the Paris meeting.
