Official Djokovic, if the Serb at the Rome Internationals was looking for answers these just didn’t come. It seems to be all over. There are already those who think this way.
He said it himself, in his first press conference at the Rome Internationals, that the goal was to be really ready, thus arriving in the best possible physical condition, for Roland Garros, and then onward to Wimbledon and the Olympics.
But Djokovic, in the Capital, played only two matches: decisive the defeat against Chilean Tabilo to close the tournament early. Not encouraging signals came from the world number one who, as we know, could lose even this ranking position in the coming weeks, with Sinner on his heels and ready to write the legend of the sport in Italy. That things are going badly was also confirmed by Guido Monaco, who spoke to OA Sport on the Youtube program TennisMania, hosted by Dario Puppo.
Djokovic, it’s almost over
“I had said it, if you remember, last week, to me something was not right in the condition, in Djokovic’s attitude. He was quite disoriented on the court, he didn’t really feel the ball. Tabilo played a great match and he is playing well on clay, he is dangerous, however it is clear that 6-3 6-2 to Djokovic makes an impression. The problem is that he doesn’t have the condition, and said to match this thing to Djokovic makes an impression, and obviously it can’t be a tennis thing or not so much anymore, it’s a mental problem, it’s a motivation problem, an attitude problem, because at a certain point even that gasoline there, even if you’re Djokovic, sooner or later runs out. I don’t know if his has run out, however, there are some somewhat worrying signs. “
“When you’re okay, when you’re charged up, when you have confidence, you start off and put pressure on your opponent right away, you want to stay on top of him, you want to poach him right away. Instead, he lets you get into the game, and then a player, again, as strong and confident as Tabilo, he can even start to believe it and then he’s going to take you down. Figurines in sports don’t win matches, I’m sorry, you have to go inside, have at least 80 percent even if you’re Djokovic, 80 percent or so of condition, otherwise you risk taking the knockout, like Nadal took.” In short, a clear analysis of what’s going on. With the feelings that, alas, are anything but positive.
