‘It’s a bit worrisome’ – Novak Djokovic on the ‘illness’ that hampered his progress within the Serbia Open remaining

On Sunday, Novak Djokovic misplaced the ultimate of the Serbia Open 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-0 to Andrey Rublev.

Novak Djokovic. Courtesy: Reuters

HIGHLIGHTSDjokovic misplaced to Andrey Rublev within the remaining of the Serbia OpenDjokovic is now eyeing the French OpenDjokovic mentioned that he has confronted main well being points this yr

Serbia tennis star Novak Djokovic mentioned that he confronted well being points throughout the Serbia Open remaining on Sunday, April 24 in opposition to Andrey Rublev. The World No.1 misplaced the sport 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-0 in Belgrave and admitted that he ran out of gasoline within the remaining set the place Rublev dominated him totally.

The veteran mentioned that the problems he encountered within the remaining have been just like his second spherical exit within the Monte Carlo Masters earlier this month. Back then, he misplaced to the Forty sixth-ranked Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1 after dropping his function many as 9 occasions.

“It’s a bit worrisome. I can only assume it’s because of the illness that hit me a few weeks ago. But I have to look at the positives, I’ve won three matches from a set down. At least this bad feeling physically came in the fourth match rather than the first match in Monte Carlo,” Djokovic was quoted as saying.

‘The recovery is taking longer for me’

Despite the hassles, Djokovic has set his goals clear for the upcoming French Open. “Things are progressing slowly however certainly… Again, Paris is the large objective,” he said. Djokovic gained the match in 2021 at Rolland Garros after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas.

On his defeat in Sunday’s remaining, the 34-year-old Djokovic mentioned that he began feeling the warmth within the second set that went into the tie-breaker.

“The 5-4 game was a long game and that is when I started to not feel great. I didn’t like the feeling today. The whole third set was similar to the feeling I was experiencing in Monte Carlo. It never really happened like this. That’s why I think it’s maybe the illness that was quite tough for me physically and health wise. I guess the recovery is taking longer for me than I expected,” Djokovic added.