"As long as he is healthy": Courier sees no reason why Djokovic cannot win Roland Garros

Jim Courier expressed his opinion that despite his loss to Holger Rune, Novak Djokovic remains one of the competitors to beat at the French Open.

4-time Grand Slam champion Jim Courier commented on Djokovic's loss to Holger Rune in the quarterfinals of the Rome Open. The World No. 1 couldn't match the consistency of the Danish player on his serve and couldn't defend the Italian title he won in 2022.

In a conversation on Tennis Channel, Courier believed that the result of the match is of greater significance for Rune than for 'Nole' and that it doesn't change the 22-time Grand Slam champion's chances of lifting the French Open trophy.

“It's more of a big deal for Rune that it is for Novak. I think Novak has every reason to believe that given the longer form that Roland Garros best of five sets has, he will have more time to problem solve, he'll have more time to get into the tournament as well. He's not gonna be playing the top 32 players, the first couple of matches," the American said.

"So, I think no reason, as long as he is healthy, for Novak to feel anything but that he is one of 'the' guys to beat at Roland Garros," Courier concluded.