Novak Djokovic withdraws from the Italian Open in Rome after Madrid’s open director Tennis News

Novak Djokovic withdrew from the Italian Open Championship in Rome, which is scheduled to start next week.

The 5th world in a losing series of five games with his last defeat in the Madrid Open Championship on Saturday when he lost to the 44th world Matteo Arnalde in the second round, leaving the Serbs is still looking for his first victory in the Clay Port season.

Last year, Djokovic had a disappointing campaign in Interazionali Bnl D’ATALIA, and won only one match before leaving the tournament, although since he appeared for the first time in the Roma Championship in 2007, he competed each year and got a record number 68-12, including six titles.

“I don’t think it is a big surprise in the sense that it did not seem very happy at the tennis court in the last championship,” said British tennis coach.

“It is clear that his goal is the French open, and he sees the best way to prepare himself, so he spends some time and comfort and gain his energy for Paris.

“It is also a great decision because, especially on the clay, he did not have the matches he wanted to go to the French Open, but this is some of the giving and taking – he has a small break and we object to his brain for the big match, but without the matches. He is happy to go to this option clearly.”

After losing to Arnaldei 6-3 6-4 in Spain, Djokovic said: “It is a completely different feeling than I had in 20 years of professional tennis.

“It is mentally challenging for me that I really face these types of feelings in court, and now go out now regularly in the championships.”

Djokovic spent more than weeks in the first place for any other tennis player, but he is currently ranked fifth.

The only title that the Serbs won in 2024 or 2025 is the gold medal that he claimed by beating Carlos Alcaraz in the Paris Olympics final in August.

Djokovic also retired during the Australian Open in January due to the torn knee muscle.

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