The Serbia Open takes place from this Monday until Sunday, April 24 on the grounds of the ‘Novak’ tennis center, located on the banks of the Danube, in the heart of Belgrade, with the participation of the Russian Andrey Rublev (N.8) and the Austrian Dominic Thiem, who returns to the competition after a long absence due to injury.
“I hope I’ll play more games than in Monte Carlo”, ‘Nole’ launched to the press, visibly in a good mood and happy to play at home.
the serbian he only played three games in February in Dubaibefore being eliminated from the start in Monte Carlo, by the Spanish Alejandro Davidovich.
Djokovic noted that will take advantage of his week in Belgrade to achieve “the best possible form for Paris”being Roland Garros the priority of the world number one.
Before Paris, Djokovic also plans to play the Masters 1,000 in Madrid and Rome.
“It will depend to a certain extent on my journey (in Belgrade) and my fitness. We will evaluate and decide on it after this week” in Belgrade, Djokovic added.
Clay is not his best surface, but despite everything has won twice in Monte Carlo (2013, 2015), twice in Rome (2015, 2020), twice in Madrid (2016, 2019) and twice at Roland-Garros (2016, 2021).