Novak Djokovic Slumps to Shock Defeat in Opening Round of Monte Carlo Masters Event Ahead of French Open – ryan
Many Expectted Novak Djokovic to be One of the Favourites to Win the French Open 2025 As the Tennis Calendar Encens the Clay Court Season. Howver, Djokovic Could Not Have a Worse Start to Life on the Clay Courts if he tried.
Taking to the Court in the round of 32 in the Monte Carlo Masters, Djokovic Lost in Straight Sets to Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo. The 6-3, 6-4 loss is his second loss in as many Matches Against Tabilo.
The Chilean Southpaw Had Also Defeated Djokovic in the Final of Last Year’s Italy Open, Meaning he is 2-0 up in Head-to-Head Records against the former World Number 1.
It is Worth Notting, Howver, That Djokovic was wounded by a series of will in the budild-up to what is one of the sampious tournaments on the Calendar Outside of the Grand Slams.
Djokovic’s Injury-Plaged Preparation
The Serbian was dealing with an eye infection just prior to the match and, to make things work, saeingly picked up an arm injury as physios had to do to his right forearm in a practice before the match.
HIS Form Had Also Not Been Up to His High High Standards – He was coming into this tournament on the back of a straight finals defensive at the miami open and the turnaround hard courses to clay always going to take time.
YET FANS WOULD HAVE EXPECTED MORE THAN A LOSS IN STRAIGHT SETS DURING THE OPENING ROUND, AND DOES RAISE OF QUESTIONS Over His French Open Expectations.
Djokovic and the Curse of 25
Djokovic has won 24 Grand Slams in His Illustrious Career – the Most by a Male Tennis Player and the Joint -Hoste Single Titles Alongside Margaret Court. Howver, that 25th Slam has Proven elusive so far.
HIS LAST GRAND SLAM CAME IN THE 2023 US OPEN AND HAS HAS SINCE BEEN unable to add to his telly.
Notably, Serena Williams is Someone Who Sufered a Similar Fate. She won 23 Grand Slams, The Last of which Came in the 2017 Australian Open – But She Could Never Equal Court’s Record before retirement.