Novak Djokovic vs. Matteo Arnaldi, air of rematch: the Serb doesn’t beat around the bush

Bashing Marton Fucsovics in two sets (6-2, 6-3 the final score after an hour and 15 minutes of play), Novak Djokovic earned qualification to the quarterfinals of the Geneva tournament, thus giving himself his first success of the season on clay after disappointing eliminations against Alejandro Tabilo in Monte Carlo and Matteo Arnaldi in Madrid.

It is precisely Arnaldi who will be Nole&#8217s opponent in the next round, given the Italian&#8217s success against Fabian Maroszan in his own round of 16. Djokovic, speaking on the sidelines of his success against Fucsovics, didn&#8217t beat around the bush too much: “I will prepare as I do for all matches – he said -, but I know that compared to today I will have to change something from a tactical point of view. I played in Madrid against Arnaldi and it did not go well, I will do everything to get a different result”.

“Today“Today&#8220s is my first win on clay, I finally broke the ice – Djokovic then sentenced -It’s complicated to play on this surface, you have to ask a lot from your serve: luckily today it was effective and made my job easier. I am very focused and satisfied with my performance”.

Novak Djokovic is in Geneva to prepare as best he can for his 21st participation in Roland Garros, a tournament he has won three times: first in 2016, overcoming Andy Murray (his coach from late November 2024 until a few days ago) in four sets, second in 2021 by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets, and third in 2023 by defeating Casper Ruud in three fractions. In Paris, Nole also won Olympic gold, beating Carlos Alcaraz in the final played on August 4, 2024.