Benoît Maylin explains Djokovic and Swiatek's poor form

Iga Swiatek suffered a heavy defeat this Thursday in the Madrid semifinals against Coco Gauff. The defending champion stated she intends to rest before continuing at the Rome tournament.

As for Novak Djokovic, he has now lost three matches in a row, which is unusual for the Serbian.

Journalist Benoît Maylin wanted to clarify the situation regarding their poor form on his X account. He stated: "Before writing off Djokovic and Swiatek after Novak’s strange behavior and Iga’s apparent nervousness, it’s important to note that both are going through a difficult period.

Several of Djokovic’s close ones are dealing with health issues, and Iga lost her grandfather just before the tournament."