Djokovic Ready To Turn His Luck In Monte Carlo Around

| by Kadir Macar

Novak Djokovic arrived in Monte Carlo much better prepared compared to last year and he's excited about the challenge.

It's promising to be a very good Monte-Carlo Masters despite some big names missing the event like Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. The event will still feature plenty of great players with Novak Djokovic among them and the Serbian is ready. He prepared well for the event and is excited to see how he stacks up against the rest of the field.

I have done more training on clay, which is positive if you think about the clay season. I have not had much success in Monte-Carlo in the past two seasons. I haven’t played great tennis here, so I am hoping this year I can start the clay season better than in previous years and build my form.

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There are plenty of challengers waiting on him such as Tsitsipas who was the winner in the previous two editions Djokovic referenced in his press conference. Many others will also be ready to challenge him but he knows these courts well so nothing should really come as a surprise to him.

It is a club I know very well. Quite a few top players reside in Monaco and use this club as a training base. The club transforms incredibly during the weeks of the tournament, but it is a great feeling to sleep in your own bed. Being able to have a home feeling of playing in the tournament.

He also referenced the really good atmosphere that persists at the event despite the venue being one of the smaller ones when it comes to Masters events.

The atmosphere is amazing, with the club being so intimate and small. It is noisy and great. People are so excited to watch tennis and this is the tournament that has been successful throughout the history of our sport.

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