"Tweak game to peak in Paris" - says Djokovic about Belgrade hopes

Novak Djokovic is back in Belgrade to compete at the Belgrade Open and he shared some of his hopes for the event.

Novak Djokovic is back in his native Serbia to compete at the Belgrade Open and ahead of the event, he spoke to the media. Djokovic last played in Belgrade at the Serbian Open when he lost to Aslan Karatsev. This time around his hopes are in his own words:

“I’ve been setting up everything to peak in Paris and here it’s about match play and it’s about working on certain specific details in my game that hopefully, I’ll be able to tweak them and to make them perfectly tuned in Paris."

Djokovic is keen on peaking in Paris in order to give himself the best chance to win the Roland Garros:

"That’s definitely where I want to shine and it’s a Grand Slam. It’s a two-week-long event, it’s clay, it’s very demanding in every aspect. But I’m happy with the way I’ve been feeling on the court and playing, so hopefully, I can go all the way there.”

Djokovic will play an event before the clay-court Major for the first time in his career and on that he said:

“I’m doing more specific fitness that is related to more matchplay. It’s not any more long hours lifting weights and stuff like this. We have obviously a programme that we are respecting and accomplishing on the court with tennis training and also fitness training.”

Djokovic last played in Rome where he went to three sets with eventual champion Rafael Nadal. His takeaway from that event was:

“That was something that really satisfied me, knowing that I’m fit and ready to battle in best of five, which is coming up in Paris, where I really want to try to play my best tennis.”