Novak Djokovic said he had to face up to his “new reality” after another opening-match loss, this time to world No. 44 Matteo Arnaldi at the Madrid Open. “Trying to win a match or two, not really thinking about getting far in the tournament,” Djokovic said in a news conference Saturday of his expectations going into events in 2025.

Novak Djokovic will not be playing in the Rome Open (Italian Open also known as Internazionali BNL d'Italia) between 7-18 May, 2025 with the former World No.1 seemingly only playing Roland Garros now on his clay court quest.

It’s been a rough ride for Novak Djokovic recently. The Serb has once again been knocked out in the opening The post Novak Djokovic opens up on whether his opening round loss against Matteo Arnaldi ‘could be’ his last match ever in Madrid appeared first on FirstSportz.