After lacking the Indian Wells and Miami Open ATP Masters 1000s attributable to entry guidelines in the US, Novak Djokovic is able to return to the courtroom. The Serbian, who regained the highest spot from Carlos Alcaraz, will lead seeding in Monte-Carlo.
The Serbian champion hasn’t achieved very properly in latest seasons on Monaco clay-courts. Suffice it to assume that in 2019 he made it to the quarterfinals for the final time.
Novak Djokovic’s attainable path to Monte-Carlo
The primary draw of the third 1000 of 2023 was drawn and Djokovic, who will benefit from the bye within the first spherical, will make his debut towards one between Brandon Nakashima and Mackenzie McDonald.
The primary seed in Djokovic’s path might be Lorenzo Musetti. Nonetheless, the blue will first should beat the competitors from Miomir Kecmanovic, who reached the semifinals on the ATP 250 event in Estoril. The primary suspect for reaching the quarter-finals in the identical portion of the draw is one other blue tennis participant: it’s Jannik Sinner, seeded quantity seven.
The Italian was not notably fortunate and may meet Diego Schwartzman and Hubert Hurkacz on his manner. Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune, Cameron Norrie and Alexander Zverev have been then positioned within the higher a part of the principle draw.
The Russian and the Danish, specifically, are the favorites to win the semifinals. Lorenzo Sonego, who obtained a valuable wild, would problem the Russian tennis participant within the occasion that he surpasses one of many gamers from the primary spherical qualifiers.
Djokovic, in 2022, was eradicated on his debut in Monte-Carlo by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Nonetheless, the Serbian skilled an advanced begin to the season final yr after the case that broke out in Australia and which pressured him to overlook the Australian Open.
A precarious bodily form accompanied his journey within the Principality. The Serbian world quantity one of many ATP rating will subsequently be additional motivated and can attempt to redeem the final unfavorable efficiency. We recall Novak Djokovic received two version of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, in 2013 towards Rafael Nadal,a nd in 2015 towards Tomas Berdych.
