ROMA.- The world’s No. 1 Novak Djokovic He stated this Wednesday that he faces the Rome Masters 1000 to “be in peak form at Roland Garros”, the big event of the clay season that will begin on May 26 in Paris.
“I am on the right track to be in peak form at Roland Garros,” declared the Serbian at a press conference, two days before his entry into the fray in the Italian capital against the Frenchman Corentin Moutet (83) or the Russian Roman Safiullin (39).
“I have had a good training block (after Monte Carlo), I hope to play better here than in Monte Carlo, the goal is to go as far as possible,” continued the Serbian, who did not participate in the Madrid Masters 1000 to return to training. in Belgrade.
Likewise, the star player was happy with the way his preparation has developed in recent months, especially taking into account that, beyond Roland Garros, other important events are also approaching on the calendar.
“I am happy with the development of the last fourteen days from the perspective of the Roland Garros-Wimbledon-Olympic Games succession, an important block for me (…) But training with practice partners is not the same as playing against the best of the world. It is necessary to recover the rhythm and intensity of the competition,” said Djokovic.
Test pending in Rome:
Although he is still No. 1 in the world, ‘Djoko’, 36 years old, is far from his best level in this first part of the season.
He has not yet won any title and has only played four tournaments, with the best result being the semi-finals at the Australian Open and Monte Carlo, where he lost respectively to the Italian Jannik Sinner and the Norwegian Casper Ruud.
In any case, Djokovic will emerge as one of the big favorites to win it all in Rome.
Source: With information from AFP
