"I think every player looks at the draw" admits Djokovic as he names top favourites
ATPSunday, 22 May 2022 at 20:45
Updated at Wednesday, 25 December 2024 at 14:59
At the 2022 Roland Garros, Novak Djokovic will try to level Rafael Nadal at 21 Grand Slams and win his third title at the second Grand Slam of the year.
In the first match of his 2022 Roland Garros campaign, Djokovic will take on left-handed Yoshihito Nishioka, and he will face a difficult path to the final. Ahead of the tournament, the Serbian admitted that he studied the draw and thinks that it's natural and every player does that.
"I had a look at the draw. I think every player always looks at the entire draw and studies it in a way. You can only focus on your next challenge and match…"
"It's a very tough top half of the men's draw, but there is something that you can't really affect… I have trained mostly with right-handed players and I'm playing with a lefty, so it is difficult."
The Serbian player also spoke about the favorites in the French capital, obviously naming his main rival, Rafael Nadal, who will be aiming to win his 14th title on the Parisian clay.
"We talk about favourites for Roland-Garros and clay, you know that Nadal always has to be right at the top, because of his records particularly in this tournament."
"And then you have Alcaraz that obviously is the story of men's tennis in the last four or five months with a big reason. He's had some tremendous leaps forward on rankings and the results that he's been achieving are phenomenal for someone of his age."
"I think that experience of being on the tour for such a long time helps to know how to spend energy on the court match after match, bring out the right intensity, manage everything that happens off the court, as well, and peak at the right time. Best-of-five, obviously things are different. A Grand Slam I think awakens so much motivation and emotions in a tennis player."
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