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Djokovic on his decision to play in Geneva:

Djokovic on his decision to play in Geneva: "I need more matches".

Novak Djokovic has surprised everyone. Author of a very disappointing 2024 season (no final and only two semi-finals, at the Australian Open and in Monte-Carlo), the world number 1 made the choice to line up in Geneva this week. Accustomed to concentrating on his preparation in the week leading up to the Grand Slams, this time the Serb will be playing in competition.

A last-minute guest in Switzerland, 'Nole' will make his tournament debut this Wednesday (not before 6pm). Exempted from the first round, he starts directly in the Round of 16, against Yannick Hanfmann, who deprived the Geneva public of a reunion between Djokovic and Murray.

Speaking at the press conference, the 'Djoker' spoke of his decision to take part in the ATP 250 in Geneva: "I feel that at the moment, there's no better training for me than matches. I need more matches, even if it's one match, two matches, hopefully three or four. It's good for me to play because it's a way of finding the form I need for Roland Garros.

I'd like to thank the tournament and the organization. Everyone has made me feel very welcome, people are very nice, and lots of kids come to watch the matches. It's a beautiful environment to play tennis, there's positive energy, good weather even if I know the rain is coming (smile)."

GER Hanfmann, Yannick
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GBR Murray, Andy [WC]
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SRB Djokovic, Novak [1]
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ITA Sinner, Jannik [4]
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SRB Djokovic, Novak [1]
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NOR Ruud, Casper [8]
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SRB Djokovic, Novak [1]
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GER Hanfmann, Yannick
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Novak Djokovic
3e, 8360 points
Yannick Hanfmann
92e, 646 points
Andy Murray
129e, 498 points
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Andy has withdrawn, Most sensible decision he's made this afternoon, to be honest. Sad to see the match end this way. 😢
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Aladdin Sane Aladdin Sane
Andy is clearly struggling with an injury atm, so why carry on & aggravate it even more, especially with Wimbledon coming up 🤔
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Aladdin Sane Aladdin Sane
Congrats & well played Anastasia, a good win in straight sets to qualify for the qtr final 👏👌 Seems as though Anastasia is not only pretty, but also quite good at tennis @ashylarrymp 😉
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Aladdin Sane Aladdin Sane
He's decided to play on, but he's definitely not 100 %
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Aladdin Sane Aladdin Sane
Yes, he called for the MTO in the 1st set, having only played 3 games in total.
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