The last Madrid? Deyo: I'm not sure if I'll come back

Djokovic, the fourth seed at this year's ATP1000 Madrid Masters, enjoyed a first-round bye, but suffered a shock 3-6 4-6 debut defeat in the second round against Anadir.

Combined with the loss to Tabilo in the second round of the last Monte Carlo Masters, Djokovic is out of the tournament for the first time in his career at two clay Masters, and his first trip to four tour rounds in a single season since 2006, and it is only in late April and early May, with more professional events to play in the 2025 season.

Commenting on his defeat, Djokovic said he had accepted the fact that he was out early, "It's a new reality for me. You know I tried to win one or two games and then I didn't think much about going very far in the game. ”

"It's completely different from what I've felt in my 20-plus years of professional tennis, where it's a big challenge to get out early in tournaments, but of course it's going to be a cycle of life and career, and it's going to happen like that eventually."

Looking at Djokovic's performance so far in the 2025 season, he started the new season in Brisbane at ATP 250, but lost to American Opelka in the quarter-finals and missed out on the semi-finals.

He then moved to Melbourne Park to participate in the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, and after beating Faria in the men's singles main draw to advance to the round of 32, Djokovic surpassed Federer in the 430th Grand Slam singles main draw and became the first player in men's tennis.

In the following rounds, Djokovic eliminated Mahac and Lehecka in succession, and defeated the new tennis leader Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, becoming the first male player in the Open era to reach the 50th semi-final of a Grand Slam tournament.

Unfortunately, Djokovic only resisted one set against Zverev in the semi-finals and had to retire due to injury after losing in the tie-break.

After the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic went out in the first match in Doha, Indian Wells in the first match, and reached the men's singles final at the Miami Masters, but was runner-up, followed by Monte Carlo and Madrid.

Looking ahead to the French Open in the near future, Djokovic bluntly said that the Grand Slam tournament is where he really wants to play his best, "I'm not sure if I can do it at the French Open, but I'll do my best." ”

Dejokovic said that this year may be the last time he will play at the Madrid Masters, and it is uncertain whether he will return next year, so let's wish Djokovic the best wishes and hope that he can play his best tennis while staying healthy.(Source: Tennis House Author: Barbie)