Having achieved disastrous results in Monte Carlo and Madrid, Novak Djokovic chose to play the Geneva ATP 250 in the week leading up to Roland Garros. The Serbian veteran had decided to skip the Rome Masters 1000 for the first time since 2007 and the news of his separation from Andy Murray had worried his fans, because everyone thought that their collaboration would last at least until the Wimbledon Championships.

The latest disappointing performances have convinced the former world number 1 to take a different path and it is not yet clear who will follow him as a coach at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. The 24-time Grand Slam champion is fully aware that the next two months will also be decisive for the continuation of his career, considering that his chances of winning another Major are becoming lower and lower.

Nole debuts in Geneva tomorrow

The 37-year-old from Belgrade will not be among the top four seeds in Paris and risks premature elimination if he plays at the same level as he showed in the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo and Madrid. For this reason, it will be very interesting to watch Nole’s performance in Geneva this week.

His first opponent will be the Hungarian veteran Marton Fucsovics, who is certainly not going through the best moment of his career but will try to do the feat against the legend from Belgrade.

In an interview with ‘Léman Bleu’, Thierry Grin – director of the Geneva ATP 250 – commented on Djokovic’s presence at the 2025 edition: “In the era of the Fab Four, it was very rare for top players to play in the week before Roland Garros but now the situation has changed. Novak chose to play this tournament and Alexander Zverev went to Hamburg. Djokovic’s presence is great news for the tournament and for the entire city.”

Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Musetti and Holger Rune were due to play in Hamburg this week, but all three have opted out of going to Germany to hone their preparation for the second Major of the season.