Currently, Novak Djokovic is present in France to attend Monte Carlo Masters. This is the ATP 1000 tournament on the ground. Earlier, the world's No. 1 player missed both Masters 1000 in the US, Indian Wells Masters and Miami Open due to issues related to Covid-19 vaccine.
This year, Rafael Nadal did not attend Monte Carlo Masters because of injury. During the press conference before the launch, Djokovic was questioned on this issue. He affirmed that this was a great loss for the tournament, because Nadal has played very successfully here in the past.
“This is not only a big loss for the tournament, but also with the tennis village in general. Nadal is still Nadal, still the greatest and best player on the ground.
We all know, Nadal has won the Monte Carlo Masters as well as other tournaments on the ground surface. However, with his absence this season, this will be an opportunity for us. All the players will try to go the farthest way to compete for the championship, ”Djokovic shared.
After Monte Carlo, players will focus on higher goals than France expanding. Talking about the second Grand Slam of the year, Djokovic said.
“In terms of physical strength, everything is no longer like 10 years ago. I don't even need to participate in too many tournaments, like some young players are doing now.
I will choose the tournaments myself to be able to achieve the highest performance for the Grand Slam tournament. The next tournament will be the expansion. Not hiding anything, I want to play the best at Roland Garros, ”Nole said.
At about 19:00 tonight 11/4, Djokovic will fight the opening at Monte Carlo Masters. His opponent is Russian tennis player Ivan Gakhov.
