Novak Djokovic apologised to the crowd after losing his opening match at the Monte-Carlo Masters. The world No. 5 wasn’t in good spirits after suffering a 6-3 6-4 defeat to Alejandro Tabilo and spoke just 141 words in his press conference, claiming it felt “horrible” to play that way.
Ahead of the tournament, the 24-time Major winner admitted his expectations weren’t high as he had a quick turnaround after reaching the final of the Miami Open. But Djokovic didn’t anticipate he would perform “this bad”.
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