ROLEX MONTE-CARLO MASTERS

April 13, 2024

Novak Djokovic

Press Conference

C. RUUD/N. Djokovic

6-4, 1-6, 6-4

THE MODERATOR: Questions in English.

Q. Novak, at least did you find what you are looking for before coming here, or are you a little bit disappointed?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, of course I'm disappointed, you know, to lose a match like this. Was close one.

Congratulations to Casper. He played really good, especially in the beginning of the first and third, as well. I had my chances, but yeah, last game was not great. Unforced errors and just he was solid I think until the last shot and deserved to win.

My game was kind of up and down. I mean, the positive thing is that I kind of managed to come back after losing the first set and really find the strength in the game.

So there are positives to take away from this tournament, for sure, but of course disappointed with the loss.

Q. Considering all the season so far, which are the things you are most satisfied with and which one the less you are satisfied with?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, I mean, I'm used to really high standard in terms of expectations of the results, so not having a title is, maybe comparing to the last 15 years, not a great season at all. But I had semis of Australia, semis here. I only played three tournaments this year, so of course, you know, it's normal to expect that you have some seasons where you don't start well, and this is the one.

Hopefully, yeah, I can pick up, in terms of results, I can build from here, because, you know, I played some good tennis. Hopefully in the next tournaments I'll be able to play even better.

Q. Were you affected by the boos when they expel the guy on the last game? How can you explain the bad beginning of this game?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: I don't know. No, I was not. I didn't even see what's happening.