Djokovic Takes Geneva Wildcard Before French Open

Novak Djokovic has taken a wildcard to play nan upcoming Geneva Open arsenic he looks to find shape and lucifer fittingness earlier nan French Open.

Djokovic, who is aiming for a standalone grounds 25th Grand Slam title successful Paris, pulled retired of this week's Italian Open.

The 37-year-old Serb has mislaid his past 3 matches aft early exits astatine clay-court events successful Monte Carlo and Madrid past month.

Djokovic did not springiness a logic for missing nan ATP Masters tourney successful Rome - wherever he is simply a six-time champion.

Now nan three-time French Open champion has decided to return to Geneva successful an effort to walk much clip connected nan reddish ungraded earlier heading to Roland Garros.

It has been a patchy play by Djokovic's precocious standards.

A affirmative commencement saw him scope nan Australian Open semi-finals, though he had to propulsion retired injured against Germany's Alexander Zverev aft losing nan first set.

The world number six, who turns 38 this month, mislaid 3 matches successful a statement connected his comeback earlier rediscovering shape astatine nan Miami Open.

However, he was overwhelmed by powerful Czech teen Jakub Mensik successful nan final, costing him different chance to triumph his 100th ATP title.

Overall, he has won 12 of his 19 matches this play and hopes to amended that grounds successful Geneva.

Last year, Djokovic reached nan semi-finals connected his first quality successful nan Swiss city.

He went connected to scope nan Roland Garros quarter-finals, but had to withdraw from his last-eight lucifer against Casper Ruud pinch a knee wounded picked up successful nan erstwhile round.

Norway's Ruud, who hit Britain's Jack Draper successful nan Madrid last connected Sunday, is besides successful this year's Geneva field, on pinch American world number 4 Taylor Fritz.

The ATP 250 arena originates connected 18 May, pinch nan French Open starting a week later connected 25 May.