Djokovic Apologizes After Loss to Tabilo: "I'm Sorry for the Spectators"

For the third time in his career after 2016 and 2022, Novak Djokovic was eliminated in the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000, this time against Alejandro Tabilo.

In the post-match press conference, the Serb expressed deep disappointment with his performance on the Rainier III court:

"It was the worst possible day. I hoped it wouldn’t go like this, but there was a high probability I’d play this way. It’s just horrible. Horrible to feel you’re playing like this, and I’m sorry for the spectators.

I hoped to at least deliver a decent performance. But not like this. I knew I had a tough opponent and that I wouldn’t necessarily play well. But for it to be this bad—I didn’t expect that."