Deportation saga will fire up Djoko at Roland Garros

Updated On: 19 May, 2022 07:50 AM IST | Paris | AFP

Djokovic has played only five tournaments in 2022, but arrives in Paris buoyed by a sixth Italian Open title, becoming just the fifth man to win 1,000 career matches in the process. It was his 38th Masters triumph, two more than Nadal at the top of the all-time list

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Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic admits he will be fired up by the fiasco of his high-profile deportation from Australia when he targets a record-equalling 21st major on his Grand Slam return at the French Open. World No.1 Djokovic captured a second Roland Garros title in 2021 followed by a sixth Wimbledon to move to 20 majors alongside Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Melbourne fiasco

However, his unseemly exit from Melbourne following his refusal to be vaccinated opened the door for Nadal to claim a second Australian Open and 21st Grand Slam crown. “It’s something that I never faced before,” said Djokovic, who turns 35 on Sunday, the opening day of the French Open. “The amount of pressure and everything that I was feeling in the first few months of the year, as much as I’ve felt pressure in my life and my career, that was something really on a whole different level.”

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