Djokovic suffered three consecutive defeats for the second time in the 2025 season, or his last appearance in Madrid

On the 26th local time, the 37-year-old Serbian veteran Djokovic lost to Italian junior Arnaldi in straight sets at the 2025 Madrid Tennis Tournament. Djokovic admitted after the game that this could be the last time he will play in Madrid in his career.

Djokovic

'Obviously, it doesn't feel good to lose and unfortunately I've been out of a game a couple of times this year. Djokovic, who has won the ATP 1000-point clay Masters three times, said bluntly in an interview after the match that although he enjoyed more fun than the previous Monte Carlo stop, his state on the field still did not meet expectations, and when asked by reporters if he would play in Madrid for the last time, as the last person in the "Big Three" who has not yet retired, he responded: "It's possible, I'm not sure if I can come back, so I don't know what to say." I mean, maybe not as a player when you come back, I hope not, but it can happen. ”

Djokovic, who has 24 Grand Slam titles, missed out on four Grand Slam titles last year and is now in a slump: "It's a new reality, now I just want to win one or two games, and I don't think seriously about how far I can go. The former king revealed that it was a completely different feeling from his career of more than 20 years, "It was a mental test for these on the pitch because I often went out early. I guess that's the cycle of life and career, and eventually everything happens. ”