Andy Roddick details why he big concerns for Novak Djokovic heading into French Open

Andy Roddick, the American tennis legend, believes that leading up to the French Open, Novak Djokovic has “the most question marks the Serb is facing going into a Grand Slam in 15 years.”

At this time of year, Djokovic, the 24-time Grand Slam champion, normally has a few championships under his belt and is considered one of the strongest favorites to win the French Open. But since Djokovic won’t have a title by June 2024, this year has brought about a change.

It’s been anything than perfect in terms of his preparation for the French Open. Djokovic boycotted the Madrid Masters in order to concentrate on his preparation after falling to Casper Ruud in the semifinal of the Monte Carlo Masters.

However, Djokovic prevailed in his opening round at this week’s Rome Masters before Alejandro Tabilo unexpectedly defeated him 6-2 6-3 in the Rome third round.

Djokovic is merely 12-5 this season, and in 2024 he will be going into the French Open with a 5-2 record on the surface.

Would it surprise you if Novak struggled in the opening rounds of the 2024 French Open due to a difficult draw?

For better or worse, he is, and I understand that everyone will be mad at me, but I can’t wait for you all to tell me that I’m full of crap and that he is so much better than me.

On the podcast Served with Andy Roddick, Roddick stated, “I completely get that. “Going into a Slam, there have never been more doubts about him in the previous fifteen years.

Not if he has the chance to win, Ike. He may still emerge victorious from the competition, but for the first time in a long time, he is currently searching for something on a tennis court.

Djokovic didn’t appear like himself in the Australian Open either, but he was still able to win and advance to the semifinals despite losing to Alex de Minaur in the Serbia vs. Australia quarterfinal and failing to lead Serbia to the United Cup triumph.

However, Jannik Sinner outplayed Djokovic comprehensively in the Australian Open semifinal, as the Serbian lost in four sets.

Djokovic’s decision to skip Miami in order to have more time to train for the clay season didn’t quite work out as the Serb is only 5-2 on the surface and has yet to win a trophy.

Despite Djokovic’s unsatisfactory start to the season, most people anticipated and believed that the world No. 1 would perform considerably better during the clay season since he was driven to go better and had a track record of success in similar situations. However, Djokovic has not experienced that as of yet.

After taking a break to recuperate, Djokovic returned to the Indian Wells Masters, where he was startlingly defeated by Luca Nardi in the third round of the desert tournament. Next, Djokovic did not attend the Miami Masters.

You have your head in the sand if you don’t agree with it. That’s just denial, really.”

This was strange; I had assumed he would pick it up. You’re looking at the Wimbledon and French Open, where he stated that the Olympics are his first priority. You sensed a ramp-up coming, but that wasn’t one, Roddick remarked.

Djokovic attributed his defeat to Tabilo to being struck in the head by a metal water bottle during a previous encounter. In an attempt to clarify, Djokovic stated that he experienced “half an hour, an hour of nausea, dizziness, blood, a lot of different things” following his victory over Corentin Moutet and the water bottle incident.

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