‘We’ll see what happens’: Andy Roddick keen to see improvement in one aspect of Novak Djokovic’s game at Geneva Open

Former world primary Andy Roddick has highlighted one factor
he wish to see when Serbia’s Novak Djokovic will take the court docket within the
ongoing Geneva Open. The ATP 250 occasion is presently going down in Switzerland
the place gamers are collaborating, not solely to safe the title but additionally to
put together for the upcoming second Grand Slam of the 12 months.

One of many big-name gamers within the competitors is former world primary Djokovic. The 37-year-old is thought to be the best participant within the historical past of males’s tennis within the singles class within the Open period, having gained as many as 24 Grand Slam titles. Nevertheless, in accordance with his personal excessive requirements, he has struggled in recent times.

Djokovic has not gained any ATP occasion for the reason that begin of 2024. This
12 months, the present world quantity seven has featured in seven occasions however has
didn’t cement a spot within the last in any of these competitions. He was featured in simply two semifinals, however he suffered a defeat in his first match on 4
events. Two of these first-round defeats got here whereas taking part in on clay, on the
Monte-Carlo Masters the place he got here second-best in opposition to Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo
and later on the Madrid Open the place he misplaced to Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi in
straight units with a rating of 6-3, 6-4.

Former world primary Roddick has lately spoken in his podcast on YouTube, the place he highlighted that he’s eager to see whether or not Djokovic’s motion might be higher when he takes the court docket in Geneva. “It’s going to
be attention-grabbing to see if Novak [Djokovic] can discover one thing,” stated Roddick. “To
see if he’s obtained his legs beneath him in Geneva, if he’s been doing three
weeks of two on ones, the place that motion is a bit of sharper, which I feel
was the issue in Monte-Carlo and Madrid. It simply regarded like he wasn’t robust
out of the corners; he was having to drive it early. We’ll see what occurs, it’s going to be tremendous thrilling.”