"Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros" - Djokovic on upcoming schedule

Novak Djokovic is hoping to continue his preparations for the French Open by getting a few more matches under his belt at the Serbia Open.

After missing big chunks of the first three months of the season due to his unvaccinated status, Djokovic returned to action at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Monte Carlo last week. However, he struggled on the clay and eventually went down 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 in the second round against the unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina from Spain. On Monte-Carlo, he said:

“I was not fully ready for the tournament in Monte Carlo and I knew that before the tournament started. However, I need match practice and this is the surface (clay) that requires a lot of time spent on the court during training sessions, and even more during matches. I hope to play more matches in Belgrade than in Monte Carlo.”

On the future he said:

“Roland Garros is the quintessential clay-court tournament and I’m partly already there in my thoughts, in terms of preparation and everything I’m doing at the moment to get there as ready as I can be. My current plans include Madrid and Rome. It depends, really, on my results here and the shape I’m in. We’ll decide then.”