Novak Djokovic He turned 37 this Wednesday, giving himself a restorative ATP 250 victory on the basis of Geneva, Switzerland) before German Yannick Hanfmann (6-3, 6-3) in preparation for Roland Garros (May 26-June 9), the second grand slam of the year.
The Serbian thus achieved his 1,100th ATP victory, the third tennis player to reach that number in the Open Era after the American Jimmy Connors (1,274) and the Swiss Roger Federer (1.251). The Spanish Rafael Nadal it has 1,075. ‘Nole’ has 218 losses, so his winning percentage in his 1,318 ATP matches is 83.45%.
“I’m looking for my best possible level. Right now, there’s no better training for me than playing matches. I feel like I need more matches, this is my way to find my form for Roland Garros,” Novak explained of his unexpected participation this week in Geneva. His world number 1 is in serious danger Paristhreatened above all by Italians Jannik Sinner.
Serbian lost against Norwegian Casper Ruud in the semifinals of Monte Carlo Masters 1,000but the defeat that hurt him so much was in Rome, where the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo He eliminated him in the 3rd round, giving him 6-2 and 6-3 which left him with a bad body and even worse feelings, hence the decision to play in Geneva before facing the defense of his Roland Garros title.
‘Nole’ has yet to win a title this season and has only played seven games (5-2) on clay in 2024, which is why he sought more experience in a tournament he initially didn’t plan to participate in. .
Exempt in the first round, Djokovic won in the round of 16 Hanfmann (85th) for the double 6-3 in 1h.29′. The Canadian Denis Shapovalov or Dutch Tallon Griekspoor will be his opponent this Thursday (not before 3:30 pm) in the quarterfinal round.
Taylor Fritz (12th) emerged as the Serbian’s possible opponent in the semifinals, but the American lost in the round of 16 (6-4, 4-6, 7-5) against his young compatriot Alex Michelsen19 years old and 65th in the ranking. Casper Ruud (7th) is the theoretical favorite on the other side of the draw and could only face Djokovic in a hypothetical final.
Results
Geneva ATP
Round of 16:
Djokovic (Ser/1)-Hanfmann (Ale), 6-3, 6-3
Michelsen (USA)-Fritz (USA/3), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Machac (Che)-Moreno (USA), 4-6, 7-5, 6-0
Shevchenko (Kaz)-Ruusuvuori (Fin), WO
Cobolli (Ita)-Shelton (USA/4), 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2
Báez (Arg/5)-Carballés (ESP), 6-3, 6-0
Ruud (Nor/2)-Ofner (Aut), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Source: La Verdad
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